Blar i ODA Open Digital Archive på forfatter "Giannoumis, George Anthony"
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Access to ICT for women with disabilities in the global south.
Parajuli, Rabin (MAUU;2020, Master thesis, 2020)Even though ICTs hold great potential in transforming society and a country economically, most women and women with disabilities are far from accessing ICT. The thesis findings result from in-depth interviews with a total ... -
Experiences of people with visual impairment in education and the role of assistive technology
Ashraf, Khizra (Master thesis, 2019)In old time people with visual impairments have been excluded from the society, they did not have the right to enjoy the same rights as other e.g. education. Then with the passage of time, this discrimination was noticed, ... -
Inclusive workplaces in Mozambique
Oluwah, Esther (MAUU;2020, Master thesis, 2020)Employing universal design through inclusive workplace design can help reduce or eliminate barriers associated with the working environment which has been one of the causes of unemployment among persons with disabilities. ... -
Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System for Homes Using Solid Fuels: A Universal Design Approach Integrating Sensor Network with Human Computer Interaction
Musoro, Tamugri King Asa (Master thesis, 2019)The Universal Design (UD) approach to develop technology to combat the effects of Indoor air pollution (IAP), as a result of burning solid fuels or biomass in this project, required a wide range detection of pollutants, ... -
Intersectional Accessibility
Skjerve, Rannveig A. (Master thesis, 2019)Intergovernmental organizations recognize that people with (dis)abilities experience discrimination in intersections between oppressive system. For example, the European Union has adopted the term “multiple discrimination” ... -
Minby - accessible web application to engage youths in community development
Chaudhary, Pooja (ACIT;2021, Master thesis, 2021)How can web applications help youths to engage in community development and e-governance? This research is a part of a larger ongoing project held by Work Research Institute (AFI), Norway who has been working since 2014 ... -
Online public engagement platforms and participation in Ukraine
Kwiek, Jan Beniamin (ACIT;2021, Master thesis, 2021)Participation and accessibility in ICT are according to Amartya Sen determining for equality of opportunity (Toboso, 2011). The future is digital and removing barriers that cause exclusion and to promote more participation ... -
Online training platform for right to protection from sexual abuse for persons with intellectual disability in Mozambique
Shrestha, Monika (Master thesis, 2019)This paper outlines the overall picture of sexual violence around the globe, their issues of prevention along with the outcomes and training available. The research has given centrality to people with Intellectual Disability ... -
Reduce Women Sexual Violence Smartly Through Technology
Haque, Sadiah (Master thesis, 2019)In recent years, acts of sexual violence against women are increasing at a terrifying rate (Mahajan, Reddy, & Rajput, 2016). United Nations says sexual violence includes a host of harmful behaviors directed at women and ... -
Regulating Web Content: The Nexus of Legislation and Performance Standards in the United Kingdom and Norway
Giannoumis, George Anthony (Behavioral sciences & the law;32(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-06)Despite different historical traditions, previous research demonstrates a convergence between regulatory approaches in the United Kingdom and Norway. To understand this convergence, this article examines how different ... -
A revaluation of the cultural dimension of disability policy in the European Union: The impact of digitization and web accessibility
Ferri, Delia; Giannoumis, George Anthony (Behavioral sciences & the law;32(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Reflecting the commitments undertaken by the EU through the conclusion of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), the European Disability Strategy 2010–2020 not only gives a ... -
Role of mobile application for participation of youths in urban development in context of Universal Design
Ghimire, Safal Kumar (MAUU;2021, Master thesis, 2021)Urbanization and increase in population of urban areas due to migration is a global trend. Migration into the urban areas from rural areas is the main reason behind it. To make the urban society cope up with this ... -
Towards an Indoor Navigation Application for Emergency Evacuations and Persons with Visual Impairments – Experiences from First Responders and End Users
Giannoumis, George Anthony; Gjøsæter, Terje; Paupini, Cristina (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology;Volume 575, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-04)As natural and human disaster are increasingly affecting people’s lives around the globe in a growing and variegated way, the need to be prepared for a variety of conditions is imperative. Notwithstanding the relevance of ... -
Universal Design of Intelligent Personal Assistants
Kurtishi, Regont (Master thesis, 2018)As new ways of information and communication technology arise along with new forms of interactions, it is extremely important that these innovations are created, maintained, and further developed and improved under the ... -
Universal design of intelligent personal assistants
Kurtishi, Regont (MAUU;2018, Master thesis, 2018)As new ways of information and communication technology arise along with new forms of interactions, it is extremely important that these innovations are created, maintained, and further developed and improved under the ... -
Using non-speech sounds to increase web image accessibility for screen-reader users
Thapa, Ratan Bahadur (Master thesis, 2017)Screen-reader users access images on the Web using alternative text delivered via synthetic speech. However, research shows that this is tedious and unsatisfying for blind users, because text-to-speech applications lack ...