SIG: HCI and Users With Disabilities

Organizer

Alistair D N Edwards, University of York

How well can users who are blind access the interfaces you have designed or built? What about people who cannot use keyboards, because of a manual impairment? The purpose of this SIG will be to bring together people asking these kinds of questions with those who have been trying to answer them. Participants will discuss issues such as whether designing for users with special needs can improve designs for all users; how interface designers can find out how to make their interfaces more accessible to all; how to convince a commercial company to expend resources to accommodate a minority of potential users; the implications of legislation; possibilities in multi-modal interfaces; and the role of professional organizations.

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