Designing a More Inclusive World

by Keates, Simeon; Clarkson, John; Langdon, Patrick; Robinson, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781852338190
• ISBN10: 1852338199
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-21
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Designing inclusively is no longer an option for companies. It is a business essential. Global populations are getting older, legislation is increasingly prohibitive of unnecessary exclusion and consumer attitudes are beginning to change. Exclusivity is out, inclusivity is in. Research communities the world over are responding to this change in design emphasis. Conferences such as the Cambridge Workshops on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) offer a forum for researchers from diverse and varied disciplines to bring their perspectives on inclusive design together. This book has been inspired by the second CWUAAT, held in Cambridge, England in March 2004. It contains chapters from an international group of leading researchers in this field. Contributions focus on the following topics: design issues for universal access and assistive technology; enabling computer access and new technologies; and, assistive technology and rehabilitation robotics. This series of conferences is aimed at a broad range of interests, with a general focus on the development of products and solutions. Numerous case studies are used to raise awareness of the challenges faced in developing truly inclusive products, along with examples of good practice for design for a more inclusive world.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	xi
Part I Design Issues for Universal Access and Assistive Technology
1. Is Universal Design a Critical Theory?
N. D'souza	3	(8)
2. Cross-market Product and Service Innovation - the DBA Challenge Example
J. Cassim	11	(10)
3. Introducing User-Centred Design Methods into Design Education
R.R. Gheerawo and S.J. Donahue	21	(10)
4. Comparing Product Assessment Methods for Inclusive Design
C. Cardoso, S. Keates and P.J. Clarkson	31	(10)
5. Virtual Learning Environments: Improving Accessibility Using Profiling
S. Schofield, N. Hine, J. Arnott, S. Joel, A. Judson and R. Rentoul	41	(8)
6. Assessment, Insight and Awareness in Design for Users with Special Needs
R. Adams and P.M. Langdon	49	(10)
7. New Cognitive Capability Scales For Inclusive Product Design
P.M. Langdon, S. Keates and P.J Clarkson	59	(12)
Part II Enabling Computer Access and New Technologies
8. An AAC-Enabled Internet: From User Requirements to Guidelines
C. Nicolle, K. Black, A. Lysley, D. Poulson and D. Hekstra	71	(10)
9. Gathering Requirements for Mobile Devices Using Focus Groups with Older People
J. Goodman, A. Dickinson and A. Syme	81	(10)
10. Devices and Desires: Identifying the Acceptability of AT to Older People
C. McCreadie	91	(10)
11. Beyond Functionality - Product Semantics in Assistive Device Design
J.L. Allen	101	(10)
12. Consensus-based Adaptive User Interface Implementation in Product Promotion
J. Sobecki and M. Weihberg	111	(12)
13. Transforming Musical Notations for Universal Access
S.S. Brown and P. Robinson	123	(10)
14. Evaluation of Multimodal Techniques for Blind People to Track Moving Objects
W. Yu, J. McStay, G. Dodds and S. Ferguson	133	(10)
15. Movement Time Prediction for Tasks Assisted by Force-feedback
F. Hwang S. Keates, P. Langdon and P.J. Clarkson	143	(10)
16. Recognising Expression in Speech for Human Computer Interaction
T.S. Shikler and P. Robinson	153	(10)
17. Emotional Hearing Aid: An Assistive Tool for Children with Asperger's Syndrome
R. El Kaliouby and P. Robinson	163	(10)
18. Fostering Universal Access: Lessons from Telecommunications and Disability
C. Newell, G. Goggin, G. Astbrink and H. Raiche	173	(10)
19. Assessing the Accessibility of Digital Television Set-Top Boxes
S. Keates and P.J Clarkson	183	(12)
Part III Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation Robotics
20. Robot Technology in Rehabilitation and Support - State of the Art
J.A. van Woerden, G.J. Gelderblom and B.J.F. Driessen	195	(10)
21. Powered Lower Limb Orthosis for Assisting Standing Up and Sitting Down Movements
T. Raparelli, P. Beomonte Zobel and F. Durante	205	(10)
22. Collaborative Control Aspects for Rehabilitation Robots
A.H.G. Versluis, B.J.F. Driessen, J. A. van Woerden and T. T. ten Kate	215	(10)
23. Effects of Repeated Exposure to a Humanoid Robot on Children with Autism
B. Robins, K. Dautenhahn, R. to Boekhorst and A. Billard	225	(12)
24. The Gloucester Smart House for People with Dementia - User-Interface Aspects
R. Orpwood, C. Gibbs, T. Adlam, R. Faulkner and D. Meegahawatte	237	(10)
25. Standards and the Dependability of Electronic Assistive Technology
G.D. Baxter, A.F. Monk, K. Doughty, M. Blythe and G. Dewsbury	247	(10)
26. If I had a Robot at Home... Peoples' Representation of Domestic Robots
A. Scopelliti, M. V. Giuliani, A.M. D'Amico and F. Fornara	257	(10)
Index of Contributors	267