Universal access in human-computer interaction : applications and services for quality of life : 7th International Conference, UAHCI 2013, held as part of HCI International 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 21-26, 2013, Proceedings. Part III

Annotation The three-volume set LNCS 8009-8011 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2013, held as part of the 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2013, held in Las Vegas, USA in July 2013, jointly with 12 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1666 papers and 303 posters presented at the HCII 2013 conferences was carefully reviewed and selected from 5210 submissions. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas. The total of 230 contributions included in the UAHCI proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this three-volume set. The 78 papers included in this volume are organized in the following topical sections: universal access to smart environments and ambient assisted living; universal access to learning and education; universal access to text, books, ebooks and digital libraries; health, well-being, rehabilitation and medical applications; access to mobile interaction Front Matter....Pages - Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Design for Adapted Devices: An Evaluation Tool of Smart Things for Seniors....Pages 3-11 Shaping an Integrating Kitchen Space with Gesture-Based Control System....Pages 12-21 Universal Access: A Concept to Be Adapted to Technological Development and Societal Change....Pages 22-29 Collective Intelligence for Einclusion....Pages 30-37 Ambient Assistive Technology Considered Harmful....Pages 38-47 Home Robots, Learn by Themselves....Pages 48-53 The Future of Universal Access? Merging Computing, Design and Engineering....Pages 54-63 WorkSense: An Interactive Space Design for Future Workplace....Pages 64-69 Building Up Virtual Environments Using Gestures....Pages 70-78 Gathering the Users’ Needs in the Development of Assistive Technology: A Blind Navigation System Use Case....Pages 79-88 Ambient Assisted Living Development in East Slovakia....Pages 89-96 Resource Management for Multimodal and Multilingual Adaptation of User Interfaces in Ambient Assisted Living Environments....Pages 97-106 An Integration Framework for Motion and Visually Impaired Virtual Humans in Interactive Immersive Environments....Pages 107-115 BioCyberUrban parQ: An Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing System for Environmental Integration....Pages 116-124 Front Matter....Pages 125-125 Approaches to E-Learning....Pages 127-132 Deaf Students and Comic Hypermedia: Proposal of Accessible Learning Object....Pages 133-142 Developing Story Performing System for Children....Pages 143-152 Introducing an Information System for Successful Support of Selective Attention in Online Courses....Pages 153-162 Development of the Hearing Communication System in an Individual and the Classroom....Pages 163-171 Design and Development of Accessible Educational and Teaching Material for Deaf Students in Greece....Pages 172-178 Front Matter....Pages 125-125 Universal Design and Accessibility Standards in Online Learning Objects....Pages 179-186 Effective Usage of Stereoscopic Visualization for the Learning of a Motional Mechanism....Pages 187-194 Educational Inclusiveness through Ludic Engagement and Digital Creativity....Pages 195-202 Can Accessible Digital Formats Improve Reading Skills, Habits and Educational Level for Dyslectic Youngsters?....Pages 203-212 Using Mediated Communication to Teach Vocational Concepts to Deaf Users....Pages 213-222 The Effects of Projector Arrangement on Children Physical Activity....Pages 223-230 Addressing Learning Disabilities in Ambient Intelligence Educational Environments....Pages 231-240 Ludic Engagement Designs: Creating Spaces for Playful Learning....Pages 241-249 Supporting Accessibility in Higher Education Information Systems....Pages 250-255 Social Media as Online Mentoring Tools for STEM Students With and Without Disabilities....Pages 256-265 Pupils’ Satisfaction in Using Netbook....Pages 266-271 Effectiveness of Learning Chinese Character Using Tablet Technology....Pages 272-280 Front Matter....Pages 281-281 AcceSciTech: A Global Approach to Make Scientific and Technical Literature Accessible....Pages 283-290 Exploration of Picture E-Book Design for App Web....Pages 291-296 Read-Aid - An Assistive Reading Tool for Children with Dyslexia....Pages 297-304 Comparison of the Effectiveness of Different Accessibility Plugins Based on Important Accessibility Criteria....Pages 305-310 Nonvisual Presentation and Navigation within the Structure of Digital Text-Documents on Mobile Devices....Pages 311-320 Usability of Web Search Interfaces for Blind Users – A Review of Digital Academic Library User Interfaces....Pages 321-330 Design and Developing Methodology for 8-dot Braille Code Systems....Pages 331-340 Effects of Environmental Illuminance on the Readability of E-Books....Pages 341-347 Front Matter....Pages 281-281 Verification of the Minimum Illuminance for Comfortable Reading of an E-Paper....Pages 348-355 Aging Effects on the Readability of Characters on E-Book Terminals....Pages 356-363 Improving Communication of Visual Signals by Text-to-Speech Software....Pages 364-371 Online Digital Libraries at Universities: An Inclusive Proposal....Pages 372-381 Access to Books: Human Rights, Copyright and Accessibility....Pages 382-388 Providing an Accessible Track Changes Feature for Persons Who Are Blind....Pages 389-398 Improving the Accessibility of Digital Documents for Blind Users: Contributions of the Textual Architecture Model....Pages 399-407 Adopting Open Protocols to Increase the Impact on Digital Repositories....Pages 408-416 Front Matter....Pages 417-417 A Pilot Study: Integrating an Emergency Department with Indiana’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program....Pages 419-425 Can Ubiquitous Devices Utilising Reminiscence Therapy Be Used to Promote Well-Being in Dementia Patients? An Exploratory Study....Pages 426-435 Human Computer Confluence in Rehabilitation: Digital Media Plasticity and Human Performance Plasticity....Pages 436-445 Universal Conceptual Design Solution for Built-in Orthopaedic Rocker-Bar Device....Pages 446-452 User Acceptance of a Community-Based Healthcare Information System Preserving User Privacy....Pages 453-462 Application of Human Error Identification (HEI) Techniques to Cognitive Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients with Limb Apraxia....Pages 463-471 Facilitators and Barriers to Patients’ Engagements with Personal Health Records: Systematic Review....Pages 472-481 Complexity Analysis of a Transfer Center....Pages 482-489 Analysis of User-Generated Multimedia Data on Medication Management and Consumption Behavior Using Data Mining Techniques....Pages 490-499 Motion Sensing Technology on Rehabilitation for Children with Physical Disabilities....Pages 500-507 A Surgery Planning System by Visualizing 3D Profile of the Knee during Motion for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction....Pages 508-515 Data Reduction for Continuum of Care: An Exploratory Study Using the Predicate-Argument Structure to Pre-process Radiology Sentences for Measurement of Semantic Similarity....Pages 516-525 Front Matter....Pages 417-417 Ontological Model for CDSS in Knee Injury Management....Pages 526-535 Content Analysis of Specialist Interviews in the Development of the Music Therapy Activity System....Pages 536-543 Supporting the Continuum of Care for Combat Wounded Patients: Adaptive Interfaces for Personal Health Records....Pages 544-552 Design Guidelines for an Integrated PHR System: An Approach for UI Designers to Break Down Individual-Level Barriers to PHR Adoption....Pages 553-562 Evaluation of User Interface of Computer Application Developed for Screening Pediatric Asthma....Pages 563-570 Front Matter....Pages 571-571 Engaging Students with Intellectual Disabilities through Games Based Learning and Related Technologies....Pages 573-582 Multimedia Information Delivery on Mobile Cultural Applications....Pages 583-592 Creativity, Mobile Multimedia Systems, Human and Social Factors in Software: Communicability Excellence for All....Pages 593-602 Development of Smart Device-Based Thermostatic Control System Appling on Cooling Vests....Pages 603-610 Dead-Until-Touched: How Digital Icons Can Transform the Way We Interact with Information....Pages 611-619 AwareCover: Interactive Cover of the Smartphone for Awareness Sharing....Pages 620-625 Mobile Technology and E-Inclusion....Pages 626-635 How Unfamiliar Words in Smartphone Manuals Affect Senior Citizens....Pages 636-642 The Relationship between Touchscreen Sizes of Smartphones and Hand Dimensions....Pages 643-650 Tilt-Based Support for Multimodal Text Entry on Touchscreen Smartphones: Using Pitch and Roll....Pages 651-660 Audio Transportation System for Blind People....Pages 661-670 Towards Mobile Embodied 3D Avatar as Telepresence Vehicle....Pages 671-680 One-Handed Gesture Design for Browsing on Touch Phone....Pages 681-690 Back Matter....Pages -