An exploratory study on blind users� mental model in computer accessibility
The growing needs in the area of HCI has led to many new researches focusing on user-centric design, investigating the problems faced by a computer user and ways to produce an effective yet efficient design. Often, designers need to acquire the knowledge and the experience of the users to produce a...
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Springer Verlag
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84915750439&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-319-07674-4_87&partnerID=40&md5=06c4d20c6faca0bb8ec79fe09db6a17f http://eprints.utp.edu.my/26305/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Teknologi Petronas |
| Summary: | The growing needs in the area of HCI has led to many new researches focusing on user-centric design, investigating the problems faced by a computer user and ways to produce an effective yet efficient design. Often, designers need to acquire the knowledge and the experience of the users to produce a good interface design. This can be referred as a wise exploitation of user�s mental model. The paper serves as a preliminary study which explores the mental model of blind users as a contribution in improving the accessibility of computer applications. Based on the blind user�s perception, imagination and interpretation, the study indicates that touch sensation plays an important role in improving the representation of a computer application to them. Associating touch sensation with information familiar to the blind users enhances the learning process. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015. |
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