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Human-Computer Interaction 3e Dix, Finlay, Abowd, Beale
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Is multi-modality always a good thing? Justify your answer.
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What are (i) auditory icons and (ii) earcons? How can they be used to benefit both visually-impaired and sighted users?
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Research your country's legislation relating to accessibility of technology for the disabled. What are the implications of this to your future career in computing?
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Take your university web site or another
site of your choice and assess it for accessibility
using [WEBAIM*].
How would you recommend improving the site?
* Note that the question in the book mentions Bobby, but the Bobby site is not longer online, use WEBAIM or AChecker instead.
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How could systems be made more accessible to older users?
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Interview either (i) a person you know over 65 or (ii) a child you know under 16 about their experience, attitude and expectations of computers. What factors would you take into account if you were designing a website aimed at this person?
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Use the Screen Reader simulation available at http://www.webaim.org/simulations/screenreader to experience something of what it is like to access the web using a screen reader. Can you find the answers to the test questions on the site?
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Think of a set of naturally occurring sounds to represent the operations in a standard drawing package (for example, draw, move, copy, delete, rotate). [page 378] |
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