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The present paper presents the Semantic Framework for Content and Solutions, an ontological framework that enables the classification of various assistive technologies (both software and hardware) according to well-known accessibility standards, such as the ISO 9999 standard, and also the description of all the supported adjustments/settings and their alignment with similar settings of other technologies. This semantic framework is a key component of the whole Cloud4all/GPII infrastructure and strengthens the UI adaptation process as it enhances the inference capabilities of the Rule-based Matchmaker, another component of the Cloud4all/GPII infrastructure that tries to match user needs with the corresponding configurations of different assistive technologies using rules.
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Kaklanis, N., Votis, K., Giannoutakis, K., Tzovaras, D. (2014). A Semantic Framework for Assistive Technologies Description to Strengthen UI Adaptation. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Design and Development Methods for Universal Access. UAHCI 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8513. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07437-5_23
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