Title
Developing Apps For Visually Impaired People: Lessons Learned From Practice
Abstract
Innovation is a challenge because it must meet the characteristics of an entire population. This includes visual impairment, which is the focus of this paper. Considering the interaction capabilities offered by mobile devices, especially smartphones, we asked ourselves this question: what kinds of interaction make it easier for visually impaired people to use mobile apps? To answer this question, we first researched into these persons' smartphone usage habits. Then we developed a prototype for an electronic calendar that provides interaction via voice commands, keyboard and touch. An electronic calendar is a very useful tool especially in business, since it can be used for managing people, resources and events, having a positive impact on productivity. This prototype was analyzed with potential users and we collected their initial impressions about the benefits of using various forms of interaction. The lessons learned with this work are presented and categorized using some of the best-known usability heuristics.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1109/HICSS.2016.704
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 49TH ANNUAL HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES (HICSS 2016)
Field
DocType
ISSN
Visual impairment,Population,Usability heuristics,Visualization,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Mobile device,Multimedia,Mobile apps,Voice command device
Conference
1060-3425
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.38
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Eduardo Ghidini120.72
Wagner D. L. Almeida220.38
Isabel H. Manssour362.77
Milene S. Silveira4154.06