Workshop on Modelling for Accessibility Personalization in HCI
Duration: One day
Schedule:
Saturday, 20th March 2010
Fee:
Rs. 800
Participants: 10-25
Rationale
The possibility to access to Information and Communication technologies
is frequently challenged by diverse factors such as
- characteristics of the user (including physical, sensory or cognitive
restrictions and literacy problems);
- limitations of the equipment (obsolete devices or applications, narrow
band access, small displays or keyboards);
- barriers imposed by context of use (noisy or dark environments; performing
parallel activities, such as working or driving).
Frequently these issues have a deep root in social causes such as poverty
and limited access to education.
Aims
This workshop aims to present, analyze and discuss the latest trends
(methodologies and tools) to create adaptive interaction systems oriented
to the enhancement of the universal accessibility. In addition, the tendencies
for future development of this field will be considered.
Content
This workshop will analyze and discuss the application of effective
adaptive user interfaces that help in closing the digital divide. In
addition,
it will propose methods that give people suffering restrictions higher
opportunities to access to ITCs. These activities will mainly focus
to the interfaces that allow automatic adaptation considering the user’s
own characteristics, the context where the interaction is carried out,
the task to be performed, the technology being used, etc.
Schedule
The morning will be reserved for presentation by the attendees and
discussion about each presentation.
In the afternoon, two working groups will
- Summarize techniques and tools applicable/recommendable to personalization
for accessibility.
- Propose lines of actuation for the future in research, development,
networking and information sharing
Who should attend
Designers of general purpose HCI systems interested in their personalization
and accessibility.
How to attend
Each attendee is expected to do a presentation
explaining its particular field(s) of interest, experience, current activities
and future
plans on personalization for universal accessibility.
Expected outcomes
- Commented revision of current personalization techniques for
personalized HCI applicable to universal accessibility
- Discussed proposals for personalization in diverse accessibility
fields (poverty; physical, sensory or cognitive accessibility;
technology limitations;
etc.)
- Proposals for further collaboration, networking, sharing materials,
etc.
Email: [julio, myriam, nestor ]@ehu.es
Links: http://www.kat.ehu.es/s0139-lipcnec/es/contenidos/informacion/gi0163_conferencias/
es_00163_co/india_hci_2010.html
Organisers
Julio Abascal, Myriam Arrue, Nestor Garay
Laboratory of HCI for Special Needs
University of the Basque Country. Spain
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