Title :
Mobile technology, compensatory aids, and usability evaluations
Author :
Jones, Maxwell ; Mueller, Jessica ; O´Neill, Eamonn
Abstract :
The article describes two different research projects. The first one explores the challenges of using mobile wireless devices to develop compensatory aids for people with cognitive impairments. The second contribution presents a research effort aimed at developing and evaluating context-aware mobile services.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; human computer interaction; mobile computing; user centred design; user interfaces; brain injury; cognitive impairments; compensatory aids; context-aware mobile services; human-centered design; mobile wireless technology; usability evaluations; user interface; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Context-aware services; Hardware; Human computer interaction; Mobile computing; Pervasive computing; Research and development; Testing; Ubiquitous computing; Usability; assessment devices; context-aware mobile devices; human-centered design; mobile phone applications; mobile wireless technology;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2005.34