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Universal Access to Assistive Technology through Client-Centred Cognitive Assessment

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Universal Access Theoretical Perspectives, Practice, and Experience (UI4ALL 2002)

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As a basis for user needs and system design assessments in assistive technology (AT), we have developed a new conceptual framework and battery of tests and research paradigms, on a continuing improvement basis. The framework consists of three levels, to provide; overall guidance, specific models for understanding data and task analysis. Following earlier work [1], we report three case studies, considering attentional problems and user-specific needs, to validate our core test elements and conceptual framework. Our systematic method generated specific benefits for our users and pointed out the need for cognitive software in assistive technology.

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  1. Dept. of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, CB2 1PZ, Cambridge, UK

    P. John Clarkson

  2. School of Computing Science, Middlesex University, Trent Park, Bramley Road, N14 4YZ, London

    Ray Adams

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  1. LORIA, UMR CNRS & INRIA, Université Henri Poincare, Nancy 1, Campus Scientifique, BP 239, 54506, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France

    Noëlle Carbonell

  2. Institute of Computer Science Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Science & Technology Park of Crete, Heraklion, 71110, Crete, Greece

    Constantine Stephanidis

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Langdon, 1., Adams, R., Clarkson, P.J. (2003). Universal Access to Assistive Technology through Client-Centred Cognitive Assessment. In: Carbonell, N., Stephanidis, C. (eds) Universal Access Theoretical Perspectives, Practice, and Experience. UI4ALL 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2615. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36572-9_12

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