Denne masteroppgaven undersøker hvordan bibliotekarer, definert som ansatte i folkebibliotek, formidler litteratur til personer med dysleksi. Hovedtema er dysleksi og litteratur, sett i et universell utformings-perspekti ...

Finding suitable books for pleasure reading is difcult for many people with reading challenges. Consequently, authors and publishing houses must consider user diversity when developing books. Easy Language comprises an ...

Designing user studies in the interactive information retrieval (IIR) paradigm on people with impairments may sometimes require different methodological considerations than for other users. Consequently, there ...

Many people with intellectual impairments experience challenges searching for information. Consequently, they rely on intermediaries (e.g. caregivers) to solve their information needs. In the field of IIR, little is known ...

Afasi er en ervervet språksvikt etter hjerneskade. Diagnosen fører til vansker med å bruke og/eller forstå muntlig språk, i tillegg til lese- og skrivevansker. Afasi er forbundet med stor variasjon, der benevningsvansker ...

Researchers typically declare in the methods section of scientific papers that the study included a representative sample. A closer look at the composition of participant groups, however, reveal that these samples are ...

Purpose A substantial number of models have been developed over the years, with the purpose of describing the information seeking and searching of people in various user groups and contexts. Several models have been ...

Icons and symbols are often deployed in graphical user interfaces. It is commonly believed that icons add to the user friendliness of products. Devel‐ opers have great trust in icon libraries and they are likely to use ...

Dyslexia is a common reading disorder that typically affects reading, concentration and short-term memory. Consequently, for people with dyslexia, reading fictional books might be challenging. Several studies have addressed ...

Universal design in context of digitalisation has become an integrated part of international conventions and national legislations. A goal is to make the Web accessible for peop le of different genders, ages, backgrounds, ...