Title :
Evaluation of speak_ it application to identify usability heuristics loopholes with suggestions
Author :
Ahmed, Saadia ; Arif, Fahim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Software Eng., Nat. Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Islamabad, Pakistan
Abstract :
Our social setup believes in dealing with every community equally. This research work is conducted to offer a social responsibility to improve usability of android applications (apps) for deaf and dumb so that they can enjoy ordinary experience of communication through their android devices. One of such applications is “Speak_it”. “Speak_it” is an android app that helps a deaf and dumb user to communicate with normal people around him. It converts the typed text into voice message. Usability is evaluated through Heuristics Evaluation and suggestions are provided to overcome the loopholes.
Keywords :
ergonomics; handicapped aids; mobile computing; smart phones; Android application usability; deaf user; dumb user; heuristics evaluation; social responsibility; speak_ it application; suggestion; Assistive technology; Gesture recognition; Smart phones; Sociology; Usability; Android applications; Deaf and Dumb; Heuristics Evaluation; Speak it; Usability;
Conference_Titel :
Computing Technology and Information Management (ICCTIM), 2015 Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Johor
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6210-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCTIM.2015.7224612
