Overview
- Explores applications of state-of-the-art technology via a 3-part approach: ‘Design’, ‘Development’, ‘Maintenance’
- With a foreword from Nick Tanton, the BBC’s Head of Technology, Switchover Help Scheme
- Each chapter explores real life projects and includes pointers to free downloadable software
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Human–Computer Interaction Series (HCIS)
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About this book
Research in intelligent interactive systems can offer valuable assistance to elderly and disabled populations by helping them to achieve greater levels of engagement with the world. Many users find it difficult to use existing interaction devices, either for physical or age-related impairments. However, research on intelligent voice recognition, adaptable pointing, browsing and navigation, and affect and gesture recognition can hugely benefit such users. Additionally, systems and services developed for elderly or disabled people often find useful applications for their able-bodied counterparts.
A Multimodal End-2-End Approach to Accessible Computing illustrates the state-of-the-art of technology and presents a vision for accessibility in the near future. It considers challenges faced by accessibility practitioners at research institutes, industries and legislative institutions throughout the world, and explores the different phases of delivering accessible products and services through design, development, deployment and maintenance. A collection of eminent researchers cover topics on developing and standardizing user models for inclusive design, adaptable multimodal system development for digital TV and ubiquitous devices.
With a foreword from the BBC’s Head of Technology and organiser of the Switchover Help Scheme, and an End Note from the chairman of the ITU-T’s Focus Group on Audiovisual Media Accessibility (presenting a vision for accessible computing), this book will be an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Multimodal End-2-End Approach to Accessible Computing
Editors: Pradipta Biswas, Carlos Duarte, Patrick Langdon, Luis Almeida, Christoph Jung
Series Title: Human–Computer Interaction Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5082-4
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2013
Series ISSN: 1571-5035
Series E-ISSN: 2524-4477
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 256
Topics: User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences