• Accessible Driver Announcement in Public Transportation: A Solution based on Speech-to-Text and Display 

      Sapkota, Abhijeet; Shrestha, Raju (IEEE International Conference on Smart City and Informatization (iSCI); 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Smart City and Informatization (iSCI), Conference object, 2021-02-11)
      Today, the information in public transport, especially when an unforeseen event such as signal failure, platform change, etc. occurs, is largely provided by making an audio announcement. This, in many situations, is hardly ...
    • The Design and evaluation of a new smartwatch user interface 

      Chaudhary, Karan Singh; Murano, Pietro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This paper discusses and presents a new prototype design for a smartwatch user interface. The user interface was designed aiming to adhere to some of the main universal design principles and be a more usable design. The ...
    • The Design and Evaluation of an Online Dictionary User Interface 

      Shrestha, Sayush Lal; Murano, Pietro (International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems;No. (1) (Mar-2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-22)
      This paper presents a new user interface design for an online dictionary. Online dictionary user interfaces have not been given much research attention over the years and this paper addresses this important gap in knowledge. ...
    • The Development and Production of Literature Within an Easy Language and a Universal Design Perspective 

      Berget, Gerd; Bugge, Hanna (Publishing research quarterly;Volume 38, issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-08)
      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 ...
    • Doing and Talking: People with Intellectual Disabilities’ Handling of Challenges of Remote Communication 

      Kversøy, Kjartan Skogly; Alhassan, Abdul-Razak Kuyini; Kellems, Ryan; Kversøy, Sofie Daae; Cusworth, Zackery (International Journal of Disability, Development and Education;Volume 69, 2022 - Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-09)
      This article is about the challenge of communication via smartphones and tablets by people with intellectual disabilities (ID). We will give special attention to persons that struggle with verbal communication. One of our ...
    • Increasing faculty’s competence in digital accessibility for inclusive education: a systematic literature review 

      Bong, Way Kiat; Chen, Weiqin (International Journal of Inclusive Education;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-08)
      The use of information and communications technology (ICT) in higher education institutions has increased in the past 20 years. While ICT has brought many benefits to students and faculty, research shows that it also creates ...
    • Is there an imbalance in the supply and demand for universal accessibility knowledge? Twenty years of UAIS papers viewed through the lens of WCAG 

      Sandnes, Frode Eika (Universal Access in the Information Society;21 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-14)
      Purpose: Some universal accessibility practitioners have voiced that they experience a mismatch in the research focus and the need for knowledge within specialized problem domains. This study thus set out to identify the ...
    • Only as Special as Necessary: Adapted Books in a Universal Design Perspective 

      Berget, Gerd (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics;Volume 282: Universal Design 2021: From Special to Mainstream Solutions, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Providing access to high quality books for all types of readers is a premise for cultural democracy. Many people, however, have challenges reading mainstream books. There might be diverse reasons why people find reading ...
    • Screen Reader Accessibility Study of Interactive Maps 

      Hasan, Sayed Kamrul; Gjøsæter, Terje (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 ...
    • Slaying the SA-Demons – Humans vs. Technology – A Content analysis 

      Radianti, Jaziar; Gjøsæter, Terje; Chen, Weiqin (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 ...
    • 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 ...