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Visually Impaired Accessibility Heuristics Proposal for e-Commerce Mobile Applications

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E-Commerce has been reaching considerably amount of sales around the globe, being a key factor mobile devices. However, not all enjoy its characteristics as is the case of visually impaired people. This study follows the methodology proposed by Quiñones to elaborate heuristics centered in a specific user experience aspect as is accessibility, in order to understand needs and help develop better mobile apps.

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  1. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, San Miguel, Lima 32, Peru

    Kevin Pereda, Braulio Murillo & Freddy Paz

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Pereda, K., Murillo, B., Paz, F. (2020). Visually Impaired Accessibility Heuristics Proposal for e-Commerce Mobile Applications. In: Marcus, A., Rosenzweig, E. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. Interaction Design. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12200. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49713-2_17

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