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Designing a More Inclusive World

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2004

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Editors:
  1. Simeon Keates

    1. Engineering Design Centre, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

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  2. John Clarkson

    1. Engineering Design Centre, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

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  3. Patrick Langdon

    1. Engineering Design Centre, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

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  4. Peter Robinson

    1. Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

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  • Offers an international perspective on inclusive design and assistive technology from leading researchers in the field
  • A broader perspective than the other literature in this field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (26 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Design Issues for Universal Access and Assistive Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Is Universal Design a Critical Theory?

      • N. D’souza
      Pages 3-9

    3. Cross-market Product and Service Innovation — the DBA Challenge Example

      • J. Cassim
      Pages 11-19

    4. Introducing User-Centred Design Methods into Design Education

      • R. R. Gheerawo, S. J. Donahue
      Pages 21-30

    5. Comparing Product Assessment Methods for Inclusive Design

      • C. Cardoso, S. Keates, P. J. Clarkson
      Pages 31-40

    6. Virtual Learning Environments: Improving Accessibility Using Profiling

      • S. Schofield, N. Hine, J. Arnott, S. Joel, A. Judson, R. Rentoul
      Pages 41-47

    7. Assessment, Insight and Awareness in Design for Users with Special Needs

      • R. Adams, P. M. Langdon
      Pages 49-58

    8. New Cognitive Capability Scales for Inclusive Product Design

      • P. M. Langdon, S. Keates, P. J. Clarkson
      Pages 59-68

  3. Enabling Computer Access and New Technologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. An AAC-Enabled Internet: From User Requirements to Guidelines

      • C. Nicolle, K. Black, A. Lysley, D. Poulson, D. Hekstra
      Pages 71-80

    3. Gathering Requirements for Mobile Devices Using Focus Groups with Older People

      • J. Goodman, A. Dickinson, A. Syme
      Pages 81-90

    4. Devices and Desires: Identifying the Acceptability of AT to Older People

      • C. McCreadie
      Pages 91-100

    5. Beyond Functionality — Product Semantics in Assistive Device Design

      • J. L. Allen
      Pages 101-110

    6. Consensus-based Adaptive User Interface Implementation in Product Promotion

      • J. Sobecki, M. Weihberg
      Pages 111-121

    7. Transforming Musical Notations for Universal Access

      • S. S. Brown, P. Robinson
      Pages 123-132

    8. Evaluation of Multimodal Techniques for Blind People to Track Moving Objects

      • W. Yu, J. McStay, G. Dodds, S. Ferguson
      Pages 133-142

    9. Movement Time Prediction for Tasks Assisted by Force-feedback

      • F. Hwang, S. Keates, P. M. Langdon, P. J. Clarkson
      Pages 143-152

    10. Recognising Expression in Speech for Human Computer Interaction

      • T. S. Shikler, P. Robinson
      Pages 153-162

    11. Emotional Hearing Aid: An Assistive Tool for Children with Asperger’s Syndrome

      • R. El Kaliouby, P. Robinson
      Pages 163-172
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Engineering Design Centre, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Simeon Keates, John Clarkson, Patrick Langdon

  • Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Peter Robinson

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