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Current hand exoskeleton systems for assistive and rehabilitative purposes pose challenges due to weight, bulk, and size, thus negatively affecting user experience in terms of comfort and wearability. End-user involvement is vital during design and ...

This article presents the results of an interdisciplinary study encompassing data collected from 108 in-depth interviews and 15 participatory workshops aimed at exploring the requirements of a diverse range of stakeholders in relation to assistive ...

Navigation aids such as headers and internal links provide vital support for screen-reader users on web documents to grasp a document’s structure. However, when such navigation aids are unavailable or not appropriately marked up, this situation can cause ...

In this article, we propose WordGlass, a system of additional keys that are dynamically added as the user types. Each key proposes one of the most likely words. The keys have been spaced out on the keyboard so that one additional key can be ...

We present and evaluate two point-select methods using automatic bars or regions and single-switch scanning. The first method, iButton, uses horizontal and vertical bars that move in sequence following switch selections with a final selection at ...$\frac{}{\mathrm{}}$

Assistive augmentation promotes the independence of individuals with impairments by enhancing human capabilities that help overcome specific barriers or challenges. To understand these challenges and other requirements of the user, co-design – a method ...

This paper introduces RABBIT, a novel robot-assisted bed bathing system designed to address the growing need for assistive technologies in personal hygiene tasks. It combines multimodal perception and dual (software and hardware) compliance to perform ...

Accessibility for deaf people, especially in the workplace, is a continuous process that requires the active participation of deaf users and constant search for improvements. Knowing their needs and experiences is a key point to ensuring that digital ...

This research will examine the problem of the fruition of the chromatic element, dominant in contemporary art, by people with visual impairments or blindness (VIB). The process of Sonification (i.e., a technique for communicating information that ...

Designing for children with ADHD has been of increasing interest to the HCI community. However, current approaches do not adequately involve all relevant stakeholders, and primarily focus on addressing symptoms, following a medical model of disability ...

There is a trend for handcrafting bespoke prostheses that embody their wearers’ aesthetic tastes and identities. We explore how this might be extended by enabling users to co-design with algorithms. We report a design-led exploration (Figure 1) in which ...

Over 1.8 million Americans require assistance eating. Robot-assisted feeding is a promising way to empower people with motor impairments to eat independently. Yet, most robot-assisted feeding research has focused on individual dining (e.g., eating at ...

Social dining, i.e., eating with/in company, is replete with meaning and cultural significance. Unfortunately, for the 1.8 million Americans with motor impairments who cannot eat without assistance, challenges restrict them from enjoying this pleasant ...

Robotic technology has long been seen as a potential mobility aid for the visually impaired, and the latest advancements in sensing and artificial intelligence have made it a reality. Before starting the project, we researched the capabilities of, and ...

The occurrence of unknown words in texts significantly hinders reading comprehension. To improve accessibility for specific target populations, computational modeling has been applied to identify complex words in texts and substitute them for simpler ...

There are many people with disabilities; it is estimated that 39 million people are blind and 246 million have limited vision, giving 285 million visually impaired people. Information and communication technologies can help disabled people achieve greater ...

Information services offered by academic libraries increasingly rely on assistive technologies (AT) to facilitate disabled patrons’ retrieval and use of information for learning and teaching. However, disabled patrons’ access to AT might not always lead ...

This paper presents a user evaluation of seven sonification methods in two-dimensional (2D) manual micro-guidance tasks, which can be used as building blocks for spatialized audio in Mixed and Virtual Reality to model next-generation guidance aids for ...

Texting relies on screen-centric prompts designed for sighted users, still posing significant barriers to people who are blind and visually impaired (BVI). Can we re-imagine texting untethered from a visual display? In an interview study, 20 BVI adults ...

Assistive technologies (AT) are a necessity for a person with a severe disability to be able to lead a self-determined life within modern societies. Thus, these technologies fulfil an important societal role and have a significant impact on the lives of ...