Blar i Fakultet for teknologi, kunst og design (TKD) på emneord "Universal design"
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Know your food products through mobile app
(ACIT;2022, Master thesis, 2022)The numbers for obesity and other diseases related to an unhealthy diet are high and increasing globally. Information about nutrition values in plant-based food products is not accessible enough. This master thesis aims ... -
Menu Positioning on Web Pages. Does it Matter?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This paper concerns an investigation by the authors into the efficiency and user opinions of menu positioning in web pages. While the idea and use of menus on web pages are not new, the authors feel there ... -
A mobile exercise app for users with Parkinson’s disease
(MAUU;2018, Master thesis, 2018)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most widespread neurodegenerative conditions in the world. It is an age-related disease and mostly affects people in the later years of life. The symptoms result in a loss of fine ... -
A Preliminary Usability and Universal Design Evaluation of a Television App User Interface
(Baltic Journal of Modern Computing;Vol. 8 (2020), No. 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper details a two-part evaluation of the Apple TV user interface. A Heuristic Evaluation and an evaluation using the seven universal design principles were carried out. The overall results showed that the Apple TV ... -
Screen Reader Accessibility Study of Interactive Maps
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 12768, Conference object, 2021-07-03)Digital maps have been an integral part of modern life. Whether to venture into an unknown location, check the latest traffic update, update on the weather forecast, we come across digital maps every day. While maps have ... -
Search, read and write: An inquiry into Web accessibility for dyslexics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)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, ... -
Simplifying and improving effectiveness of image description for accessibility using sample cues
(MAUU;2018, Master thesis, 2018)Universal design (UD) of information communication technology (ICT) is a basic principle that confirms the accessibility of ICT products and services to avoid discrimination and to support the equal ability participation ... -
Slaying the SA-Demons – Humans vs. Technology – A Content analysis
(Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management;18th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Conference object, 2021)This paper examines Situation Awareness (SA) and the application of Endsley’s SA-Demons in different contexts and research areas. We perform content analysis to examine how they are used, and to what degree they are perceived ... -
Solving the Grand Challenges Together: A Brazil-Norway Approach to Teaching Collaborative Design and Prototyping of Assistive Technologies and Products for Independent Living
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)This paper describes the roadmap for a long term strategic internationalization project involving two key higher education institutions in Norway and Brazil. The project involves six different yet related ... -
Study of web accessibilityiIssues in Mozambique
(MAUU;2020, Master thesis, 2020)The World Wide Web, also commonly known as the “web”, has become an integral part of everyone’s daily life. Yet, it is still inaccessible in many ways for different web users. People with disabilities are found most affected ... -
Towards Accessible Self-service Kiosks through Intelligent User Interfaces
(Personal and Ubiquitous Computing;14 (8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-02-26)Public self-service kiosks provide key services such as ticket sales, airport check-in and general information. Such kiosks must be universally designed to be used by society at large, irrespective of the individual ... -
Towards an Indoor Navigation Application for Emergency Evacuations and Persons with Visual Impairments – Experiences from First Responders and End Users
(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 ... -
Towards Situational Disability-aware Universally Designed Information Support Systems for Enhanced Situational Awareness
(Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management;ISCRAM 2020 Conference Proceedings – 17th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Conference object, 2021)This paper takes on the challenge of designing situational awareness information systems that take into account not only the prevalence of so-called demons of situational awareness, but also situational disabilities that ... -
Twenty five years of training and education in ICT Design for All and Assistive Technology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-07-20)Over the last twenty to twenty-five years ‘Design for All’ principles and practices including Assistive Technologies have been collected into formal and informal courses which have been used to train designers of Information ... -
Universal design & usability investigation into flat design and skeuomorphic interfaces: Case study of a news website
(MAUU;2020, Master thesis, 2020)Skeuomorphism and Flat Design are the predominant user interface design approaches in technology. Skeuomorphism is a design approach that tries to maintain a link between the digital interface components and real-world ... -
Universal design and usability investigation into carousel interaction
(MAUU;2020, Master thesis, 2020)This research is about the accessibility and usability of web carousel. There are several kinds of Carousel available that are being used in different parts of a website. But enough research is yet to be done to find out ... -
Universal design in public tansport ticketing systems: A case study in Oslo and Amsterdam
(MAUU;2020, Master thesis, 2020)Just like the swift development of ICTs has revolutionized every sector, it has also changed how public transport systems are recognized, and mobilities are performed. The progression has now reached the point where public ... -
Universal Design in the Technology Education Curriculum: Experiences from Norway
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)In recent decades the engineering and technology education curriculum has changed from being purely technical oriented towards being more socially aware. In addition, to adequately master technologies ... -
Universal design of airline applications
(MAUU;2021, Master thesis, 2021)Air travel industry is one of the biggest industries in the world. The world is moving more and more towards electronic operations rather than physical approaches, which means the trend of e-commerce and more online bookings. ... -
Universal Design of ICT for Emergency Management from Stakeholders’ Perspective - A Systematic Literature Review
(Information Systems Frontiers;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-06)While Universal Design principles have been adopted in many areas to ensure that products and services are usable for the broadest possible diversity of users, there is still an open area when it comes to the emergency ...