Design specific user interfaces for people with down syndrome using suitable WCAG 2.0 guidelines

There are no specific guidelines that can be used when designing Web applications for people with Down syndrome. Nor is it defined what guidelines may have a negative or positive impact on this user profile. For this research two studies were carried out: an approximation to the needs of the users t...

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Published inJournal of ambient intelligence and humanized computing Vol. 9; no. 5; pp. 1359 - 1374
Main Authors Alonso-Virgos, Lucia, Pascual Espada, Jordán, Rodríguez Baena, Luis, Crespo, Rubén González
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Applications programs
Artificial Intelligence
Brain
Cognition & reasoning
Computational Intelligence
Decibels
Down syndrome
Ears & hearing
Engineering
Guidelines
Hyperplasia
Iconicity
Internet
Keyboards
Memory
Mobility
Multimedia
Original Research
Phonology
Polls & surveys
Robotics and Automation
Software
Teenagers
User interfaces
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Accessibility guidelines
Specific benefits
W3C
Interaction design
Web accessibility
WCAG
Down syndrome
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Summary:There are no specific guidelines that can be used when designing Web applications for people with Down syndrome. Nor is it defined what guidelines may have a negative or positive impact on this user profile. For this research two studies were carried out: an approximation to the needs of the users through surveys and technical test that verify the survey’s results. The conclusion of test results is related to the functioning of the brain and body of people with Down syndrome, answering to: (1) the iconicity and the abstraction in the language. (2) to the movements with the mouse. (3) the level of reading or writing. (4) multimedia playback methods. (5) appropriate decibels for the reproduction of audios. (6) temporal elements. (7) the motivational factors related to color and texture.
ISSN:1868-5137
1868-5145
DOI:10.1007/s12652-017-0539-8