Computers Helping People with Special Needs: 9th International Conference, ICCHP 2004, Paris, France, July 7-9, 2004. Proceedings

Jef Raskin (auth.), Klaus Miesenberger, Joachim Klaus, Wolfgang L. Zagler, Dominique Burger (eds.)3540223347, 9783540223344, 9783540278177

The introduction to the 1st International Conference on Computers for Han- cappedPersons(Vienna,1989)byAMinTjoa(UniversityofVienna)andRoland Wagner(UniversityofLinz)?nishedwiththefollowingmissionstatementonthe “Future Direction on Computers for Handicapped Persons”: “The di?erent themes show that a lot of problems are solved by the usage of computer technology for helping handicapped persons, for instance for the blind and visually handicapped. A consequence of the discussed themes there are two directions which should be done in the next years. One direction is obvious. The tools must be improved and research and development work should be extended to all groups of handicapped (even if they are numerically not so large as for instancetheblindorvisuallyhandicappedpersons). Ontheothersideinthearea of social implications there is an increasing demand on social science studies on overall computer use among disabled persons. Because sources are in principle missing today about disabled persons work tasks, research in this ?eld must begin by trying to survey this aspect. Particular attention should be paid to the extent and character of computer use among the handicapped in work life. There are a lot of questions, which should be answered during the next years for reaching the aim of rehabilitation. ” Fifteen years later the 9th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (Paris, 2004) o?ered a comprehensive and deepened view on general awareness,special research and individual applications conce- ing disabled people and their participation in our society.

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Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages –
We Are All Blind: Cognetics and the Designing of Interfaces for Accessibility….Pages 1-5
The Design Question of Development of Multimedia Educational Software for Aphasia Patients….Pages 6-13
Multimedia Programs for Children with Hearing Difficulties….Pages 14-21
Multimedia and Virtual Reality in the Rehabilitation of Autistic Children….Pages 22-28
Mobile Phone Based User Interface Concept for Health Data Acquisition at Home….Pages 29-36
Multi-parameter Data Acquisition on Interface Devices for the Development of Adaptive Input Systems….Pages 37-44
How Governments Can Use Technology to Promote Employment of People with Disabilities….Pages 45-51
Influence of Accessibility Related Activities on the Usability of Business Software….Pages 52-59
Data Entry in Application-Independent Voice Interfaces….Pages 60-68
Designing User Interfaces Tailored to the Current User’s Requirements in Real Time….Pages 69-75
Evaluating Accessibility of Public Information Kiosks….Pages 76-79
European Co-operation Activities Promoting Design for All in Information Society Technologies….Pages 80-87
A Special Design Approach for Special People….Pages 88-95
Accessibility from Scratch: How an Open Focus Contributes to Inclusive Design….Pages 96-103
Design for All: Experience-Based Strategies for User Involvement in IST Research Projects….Pages 104-109
IDCnet: Inclusive Design Curriculum Network – First Results….Pages 110-116
Personalization of Interactive Systems….Pages 117-120
Learning from Internet Requirements of People with Communication Needs….Pages 121-128
IPCA: Adaptive Interfaces Based upon Biofeedback Sensors….Pages 129-134
Adaptation of Multimedia Browsing Techniques….Pages 135-142
Adapting Presentation and Interaction with XML Documents to User Preferences….Pages 143-150
Living, Teaching and Learning at Any Time and at Any Place. e-Learning – Opportunities and Barriers for Visually Impaired Students….Pages 151-156
Accessibility for e-Learning Environments….Pages 157-163
ECDL-PD: International Co-operation to Keep the Syllabus and MQTB Open for Everybody….Pages 164-170
Essential Competencies of Special Educator in Integrating Assistive Technology into the Curriculum….Pages 171-177
Web Adaptation of Learning Objects for Special Access WALOSA….Pages 178-182
Postgraduate Course on Accessible Web Design….Pages 183-186
Cognitive Training with Animated Pedagogical Agents (TAPA) in Children with Learning Disabilities….Pages 187-193
A Concept Map_Based Adaptive Tutoring System Supporting Learning Diagnosis for Students with Learning Disability….Pages 194-201
Tutor Informatico: Increasing the Selfteaching in Down Syndrome People….Pages 202-205
The Effect of Assistive Technology on Educational Costs: Two Case Studies….Pages 206-213
Making Music Accessible….Pages 214-217
The Design of Spoken Music Web Browser for Teaching Learning-Disabled Children: A Chevé System Approach to Music Notation….Pages 218-223
DaCapo, a Project on Transforming Ink Printed to Braille Notes Semi-automatically….Pages 224-227
Using SVG and a Force Feedback Mouse to Enable Blind People to Access “Graphical” Web Based Documents….Pages 228-235
Modified Stave Notation – An Approach to Making Stave Notation More Accessible to Users Who Are Partially Sighted….Pages 236-239
Entertaining Software for Young Persons with Disabilities….Pages 240-247
The TiM Project: Overview of Results….Pages 248-256
3D Shooting Games, Multimodal Games, Sound Games and More Working Examples of the Future of Games for the Blind….Pages 257-263
Choosing Methods for Prototype Testing of Inclusive Computer Games….Pages 264-271
It’s Time to Make eTourism Accessible….Pages 272-279
Tourism Information Systems Promoting Barrier-Free Tourism for People with Disabilities….Pages 280-286
AccesSights – A Multimodal Location-Aware Mobile Tourist Information System….Pages 287-294
Accessibility and the Next Generation of Web Development Tools….Pages 295-295
Preferences of People with Disabilities to Improve Information Presentation and Information Retrieval Inside Internet Services – Results of a User Study….Pages 296-301
Web Accessibility through Adaptation….Pages 302-309
imergo: Supporting Accessibility and Web Standards to Meet the Needs of the Industry via Process-Oriented Software Tools….Pages 310-316
Evaluation Methodology and Quality Mark for Web Accessibility….Pages 317-322
A Cost-Benefit Approach for Accessible Web Presence….Pages 323-330
The Use of Current Content Management Systems for Accessibility….Pages 331-338
Accessing Documents via Audio: An Extensible Transcoder for HTML to VoiceXML Conversion….Pages 339-346
Listener-Controlled Dynamic Navigation of VoiceXML Documents….Pages 347-354
Toward User-Centered, Scenario-Based Planning and Evaluation Tools….Pages 355-360
Discovering Structure of Web Pages for Non-visual Navigation: Binding Text to Forms….Pages 361-368
Virtual Reality Based Therapy Application for Developmental Disordered Children….Pages 369-376
Real-Time Health-Monitoring Network for Disabled and Elderly People….Pages 377-384
A Computer-Based Self-health Monitoring System for the Elderly Living in a Low Income Housing Environment….Pages 385-391
Investigations to Develop a Fully Adjustable Intelligent Toilet for Supporting Old People and Persons with Disabilities – The Friendly Rest Room (FRR) Project….Pages 392-399
Tele-surveillance System for Patient at Home: The MEDIVILLE System….Pages 400-407
Classification of Infant Crying to Identify Pathologies in Recently Born Babies with ANFIS….Pages 408-415
Improving Quality of Life and Well-Being for Children and the Elderly through Vibroacoustic Sound Therapy….Pages 416-422
Multimodal Control Centre for Handicapped People….Pages 423-429
proXimity: Ad-Hoc Networks for Enhanced Mobility….Pages 430-437
A Context-Aware Locomotion Assistance Device for the Blind….Pages 438-445
Navigator – A Talking GPS Receiver for the Blind….Pages 446-449
Dynamic Lighting Sign System for Way-Finding by People with Low Vision….Pages 450-453
Visual System to Help Blind People to Cross the Street….Pages 454-461
CyARM – Interactive Device for Environment Recognition Using a Non-visual Modality….Pages 462-467
Walking Support Using Compact Terminals with Infrared Audio Communication….Pages 468-475
The Development of Virtual 3D Acoustic Environment for Training ‘Perception of Crossability’….Pages 476-483
Six-In – Braille Input from a QWERTY Keyboard….Pages 484-489
A Pair of Wireless Braille-Based Chording Gloves….Pages 490-497
OBOE: Oboe-Like Braille Interface for Outdoor Environment….Pages 498-505
Java-Powered Braille Slate Talker….Pages 506-513
Towards an Integrated Publishing Chain for Accessible Multimodal Documents….Pages 514-521
Presenting UML Software Engineering Diagrams to Blind People….Pages 522-529
Linear Searching in a Non-linear Environment: The Information Seeking Behaviour of Visually Impaired People on the World Wide Web….Pages 530-537
Text Comprehension by Blind People Using Speech Synthesis Systems….Pages 538-544
Access to Information at Your Own Choice by the Aid of Digital Talking Books….Pages 545-551
Talking Linux for the Blind – A CD Distribution with Speech….Pages 552-559
Accessing Web Based Documents through a Tree Structural Interface….Pages 560-563
Multimedia Medicine Consultant for Visually Impaired People….Pages 564-570
Computer for Persons with Visually Impairment: A Door to Education, Information and Employment….Pages 571-574
Usability of Educational Software for Visual Impairment: A Question of Viewpoint….Pages 575-582
Use of Bar Code and RFID for the Visually Impaired in Educational Environment….Pages 583-588
Virtual Disability: Simulations as an Aid to Lecturers’ Understanding of Disability….Pages 589-596
Multimedia Software Training Tool (MSTT) for Persons with Visual and Mobile Impairments in Four Languages….Pages 597-600
Designing New Technology Based Services to Support Visually Impaired Computer Workers (VICWs)….Pages 601-608
Design and Use of Pseudo-electronic Whiteboard for Low-Vision Education….Pages 609-612
Mathematics for Blind People….Pages 613-613
The Architecture of a Comprehensive Equation Browser for the Print Impaired….Pages 614-619
Translating between Formats for Mathematics: Current Approach and an Agenda for Future Developments….Pages 620-625
Utilizing Scalable Vector Graphics in the Instruction of Mathematics to the Print Impaired Student….Pages 626-629
Cognitive Analysis of Equation Reading: Application to the Development of the Math Genie….Pages 630-637
Automatic Conversions of Mathematical Braille: A Survey of Main Difficulties in Different Languages….Pages 638-643
Multi-modal Mathematics: Conveying Math Using Synthetic Speech and Speech Recognition….Pages 644-647
An Integrated OCR Software for Mathematical Documents and Its Output with Accessibility….Pages 648-655
Mathematical Working Environment for the Blind Motivation and Basic Ideas….Pages 656-663
Towards a Universal Maths Conversion Library….Pages 664-669
math2braille: Opening Access to Mathematics….Pages 670-677
Enhancing the Accessibility of Mathematics for Blind People: The AudioMath Project….Pages 678-685
Handwriting Input System of Graphs for Barrier-Free Mathematical Communications….Pages 686-689
Three Dimensionally Perceived Planar Tactile Illusion Device and Method….Pages 690-696
Touching Geometry for Blind Pupils….Pages 697-704
An Indicating, Leading Manipulator as a Good Hand at Teaching Strokes: A Mental-Image-Creation Support System….Pages 705-712
The Bigger Picture: Automated Production Tools for Tactile Graphics….Pages 713-720
Two Dimension Interactive Voice Browser for the Visually Impaired….Pages 721-724
Exploring Scalable Vector Graphics for Visually Impaired Users….Pages 725-730
Communication System for the Blind Using Tactile Displays and Ultrasonic Pens – MIMIZU….Pages 731-738
Directly Accessible Mainstream Graphical Information….Pages 739-744
Simple Pattern Creation Using a Pen Input Guide and Sound Localization for the Visually Impaired….Pages 745-752
An Approach for Direct Manipulation by Tactile Modality for Blind Computer Users: Principle and Practice of Detecting Information Generated by Touch Action….Pages 753-760
Remote Eye Gaze Tracking System as a Computer Interface for Persons with Severe Motor Disability….Pages 761-769
Controlling a PC by Eye Movements: The MEMREC Project….Pages 770-773
HeadControl+: A Multi-modal Input Device….Pages 774-781
Accessibility through Standard Low Cost Pointing Devices….Pages 782-787
Optimisation of the Selection Set Features for Scanning Text Input….Pages 788-795
FastScanner: An Accessibility Tool for Motor Impaired Users….Pages 796-803
A Real-Time Voice Controlled Human Computer Interface to Help Persons with Motor Disability….Pages 804-812
First User Test Results with the Predictive Typing System FASTY….Pages 813-819
Movement Variability and Speed of Performance Using a Head-Operated Device and Expanded Membrane Cursor Keys….Pages 820-826
An Examination about Walking Posture on Gait Training System for Computer-Aided Rehabilitation….Pages 827-835
Optimizing Menu Selection Process for Single-Switch Manipulation….Pages 836-844
Designing an Evaluation Method for Computer Accessibility for People with Severe Disabilities….Pages 845-848
Computerized Assessment Tool for Mouse Operating Proficiency….Pages 849-856
Applications of Computer Access Approach to Persons with Quadriplegics….Pages 857-864
Computer Access for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury….Pages 865-872
An Assessment into Touch Screen Input Devices for Cervical Spinal Injured Computer Users….Pages 873-879
Home-Use Upper Limb Rehabilitation Device for Cervical Spinal Cord Injured Patients….Pages 880-888
Smart Environments for All….Pages 889-890
The Assistive Home – More than Just Another Approach to Independent Living?….Pages 891-897
Technology Usage for Dependant People: Towards the Right Balance between User Needs and Technology….Pages 898-905
Coupling Context Awareness and Multimodality in Smart Homes Concept….Pages 906-913
On the Design of Ambient Intelligent Systems in the Context of Assistive Technologies….Pages 914-921
PACS: Communication and Environment Control System for Disabled….Pages 922-925
Performance Analysis of User Interface for the Disabled in Real-Time Ubiquitous Information Network….Pages 926-929
The HM2PH Project: A Database to Help Prescription of Assistive Technologies….Pages 930-936
Networking and Communication in Smart Home for People with Disabilities….Pages 937-944
SmartX – Enabling Traditional Environmental Control to Use Standard HCI….Pages 945-952
Indoors Pervasive Computing and Outdoors Mobile Computing for Cognitive Assistance and Telemonitoring….Pages 953-960
Computer Use for People with Learning Difficulties: Basic Needs….Pages 961-968
Using ‘Ambient Intelligence’ for Compensating Intellectual Difficulties of People with Severe Learning Difficulties and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorders….Pages 969-975
Assessing B.A.Bar Device as a Tool for Supporting Labour Integration of a Severely Affected Person with Autism Who Carries Out Classifying Tasks….Pages 976-982
An Adaptive and Predictive Environment to Support Augmentative and Alternative Communication….Pages 983-990
Intelligent Model for Rating Cognitive Capability for Computer Access of People with Disabilities….Pages 991-994
Automatic Modification of Text for People with Learning Disabilities Using Internet Services….Pages 995-998
Soft Keyboard for the Disabled….Pages 999-1002
A Talking Word Processor and Web Browser….Pages 1003-1008
Sibyl: AAC System Using NLP Techniques….Pages 1009-1015
Mobile Devices Converted into a Speaking Communication Aid….Pages 1016-1023
SOCRATES: Barrier Free Communities of Aphasics on the Internet….Pages 1024-1031
Evaluations of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training Programme for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities….Pages 1032-1038
Effect of Dynamic Features on Diagnostic Testing for Dyspraxia….Pages 1039-1046
Feature Selection Optimisation in an Automated Diagnostic Cancellation Task….Pages 1047-1053
Minus-Two: Multimedia, Sound Spatialization and 3D Representation for Cognitively Impaired Children….Pages 1054-1061
Neuropsychological Function for Accessibility of Computer Program for People with Mental Retardation….Pages 1062-1068
Accessible Digital Media and Sign Language….Pages 1069-1070
Integration of Signage Information into the Web Environment….Pages 1071-1078
Progress in Automated Computer Recognition of Sign Language….Pages 1079-1087
Creating Sign Language Web Pages….Pages 1088-1095
Sign Language Communication Support at the Class for Hearing Impaired Using a Control Camera….Pages 1096-1098
CD-ROM on Austrian Sign Language: Course OEGS 1, Lesson 1–6….Pages 1099-1106
Developing an e-Learning Platform for the Greek Sign Language….Pages 1107-1113
Design of Computer Animation of Japanese Sign Language for Hearing-Impaired People in Stomach X-Ray Inspection….Pages 1114-1120
Basic Study of a Communication Device for the Deaf-Blind Using a Finger and a Palm – Measurement of Finger Speed and Pressure….Pages 1121-1128
A Tactile Display System in the Use of a PC for Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind….Pages 1129-1136
Approaches to Using a Wireless Mobile Terminal to Help Severely Hearing Impaired People….Pages 1137-1143
A Preparatory Study for Designing Web-Based Educational Materials for the Hearing-Impaired….Pages 1144-1151
FLIPPS: Fingertip Stimulation for Improved Speechreading….Pages 1152-1159
A New Mobile Text Telephony System Based on GPRS Communications….Pages 1160-1166
Head Mounted Display as a Information Guarantee Device for Hearing Impaired Students….Pages 1167-1171
Facial and Head Movements of a Sign Interpreter and Their Application to Japanese Sign Animation….Pages 1172-1177
SYNFACE – A Talking Head Telephone for the Hearing-Impaired….Pages 1178-1185
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