Designing for individuals: usable touch-screen interaction through shared user models

Kyle Montague; Vicki L. Hanson; Andy Cobley

doi:10.1145/2384916.2384943

Designing for individuals: usable touch-screen interaction through shared user models

Kyle Montague
, Vicki L. Hanson
, Andy Cobley

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

30 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Mobile touch-screen devices are becoming increasingly popular across a diverse range of users. Whilst there is a wealth of information and utilities available via downloadable apps, there is still a large proportion of users with visual and motor impairments who are unable to use the technology fully due to their interaction needs. In this paper we present an evaluation of the use of shared user modelling and adaptive interfaces to improve the accessibility of mobile touch-screen technologies. By using abilities based information collected through application use and continually updating the user model and interface adaptations, it is easy for users to make applications aware of their needs and preferences. Three smart phone apps were created for this study and tested with 12 adults who had diverse visual and motor impairments. Results indicated significant benefits from the shared user models that can automatically adapt interfaces, across applications, to address usability needs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASSETS'12
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	151-158
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9781450313216
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2384916.2384943
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility - Millenium Harvest House Hotel, Boulder, Colorado, United States Duration: 22 Oct 2012 → 24 Oct 2012 http://assets12.sigaccess.org/index.html

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Conference	14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Abbreviated title	ASSETS 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boulder, Colorado
Period	22/10/12 → 24/10/12
Internet address	http://assets12.sigaccess.org/index.html

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Montague, K, Hanson, VL & Cobley, A 2012, Designing for individuals: usable touch-screen interaction through shared user models. in ASSETS'12 : Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, pp. 151-158, 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Boulder, Colorado, United States, 22/10/12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2384916.2384943

Designing for individuals: usable touch-screen interaction through shared user models. / Montague, Kyle; Hanson, Vicki L.; Cobley, Andy.
ASSETS'12 : Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 2012. p. 151-158.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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