Yeliz Yesilada
Simon Harper
ABSTRACT
Our studies with small--device users show that they experience common input errors with motor impaired Desktop users. When small--device users are mobile their error rates increase to the same magnitude with, in some cases higher than, that of motor impaired desktop users. To address such common errors, we propose migrating solutions from motor impaired to small--device users domain. To demonstrate the benefits of such solution migration, we propose a prototype system that encodes solutions for long key press error, bounce error, additional key error, and key ambiguity error. This paper is different from other challenge papers as it does not demonstrate a prototype for disabled users, but it demonstrates how research and development for disabled users can benefit all.
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- Tianyi Chen, Yeliz Yesilada, and Simon Harper. RIAM D2.4: Rerunning Shari and Trewin's Study (EPSRC-EP/E002218/1). Technical report, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, June 2008.Google Scholar
- Tianyi Chen, Yeliz Yesilada, and Simon Harper. RIAM D2.7: Investigating Small Device Users' Input Errors under Standing and Walking Conditions (EPSRC-EP/E002218/1). Technical report, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, July 2009.Google Scholar
- Shari Trewin. Automating accessibility: the dynamic keyboard. Proceedings of the 6th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility, pages 71--78, 2004. Google ScholarDigital Library
- Shari Trewin and H. Pain. Keyboard and mouse errors due to motor disabilities. International Journal of Human Computer Studies, Volume 50:109--144, 1999. Google ScholarDigital Library
- Yeliz Yesilada, Simon Harper, Tianyi Chen, and Shari Trewin. Small device users situationally impaired by input. Computers in Human Behavior, Awaiting Publication, 2009.Google Scholar
Index Terms
- A simple solution: solution migration from disabled to small device context
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