Essays about: "visually impaired users"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words visually impaired users.

1. 1. Amplifying Accessibility : Examining accessibility solutions and considerations for visual impairment in mobile applications

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datavetenskapens didaktik

   Author : Moana Södergren; Ella Hallgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Accessibility; Accessibility solutions; Visual impairment; Mobile applications; Universal Design Theory; Critical Disability Theory; Accessibility features; Accessibility tech debt; Education and prioritization; Inclusive mobile applications; Social structures and power relations; Tillgänglighet; Tillgänglighetslösningar; Synnedsättning; Mobilapplikationer; Universal Design Theory; Critical Disability Theory; Tillgänglighetsfunktioner; Utbildning och prioritering; Inkluderande mobilapplikationer; Sociala strukturer och maktförhållanden;

   Abstract : Though an increasingly more common occurrence, digital mobile applications are not typically particularly accessible for people with visual impairment. This study investigates the difficulties and consequences faced by developers and visually impaired users when implementing and using accessibility features as well as highlighting the principal considerations when doing so. READ MORE

3. 2. Sonification of Data - A Usability Study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi; Lunds universitet/Certec - Rehabiliteringsteknik och Design

   Author : Jacob Kristensson; [2023]
   Keywords : sonification; mappings; auditory characteristics; usability; visual impairment; screen-reader; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Sonification is a technique that allows people with visual impairment to listen to information that is normally available visually such as in graphs. Not all information is available for people with visual impairment and sonification is not a standard in all places where information is showed, so developing a sonification tool that provides an intuitive experience with easily interpreted data would help a lot of people. READ MORE

4. 3. Accessibility in e-commerce: A comparative study of WCAG 2.1 and EU Directive 2019/882

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Gabriel Klingofström; Linnéa Runsten Fredriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Accessibility; WCAG 2.1; European Directive 2019 882; design guidelines; e-commerce;

   Abstract : The EU Directive on the accessibility requirements for products and services, Directive 2019/882, is an accessibility law that will come into effect in the European Union starting in 2025. The criteria for compliance are based on the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, WCAG 2. READ MORE

5. 4. SafeWalk : A tool for the visually impaired

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

   Author : Gabriel Färm; Mohammad Omar Abdullah; [2022]
   Keywords : App; Blind; Visually impaired; SafeWalk; Sensors; Buzzer; Battery;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to implement a system called SafeWalk to help visually impaired people to sense obstacles in their path and provide them with more independence and more effortless life routines without any external help. SafeWalk is a low power consuming system designed to replace the daily used white cane. READ MORE

6. 5. “Request to speak, button” : Accessibility for visually impaired VoiceOver users on social live audio chat platforms

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Charlotte Bern; Linda Liljeström; [2021]
   Keywords : Accessibility; Social media; Visual impairment; VoiceOver; UX;

   Abstract : Social media has become an inevitable part of everyday life. With the focus to a large extent being on image and video sharing, accessibility for the visually impaired is not always granted. READ MORE