Abstract While Universal Design principles have been adopted in many areas to ensure that
products and services are usable for the broadest possible diversity of users, there is still an …

The primary objectives of this article are to give a systematic overview of the current state of
the emerging research field of Universal Design of Information and Communication …

Deaf individuals often experience communication difficulties in face-to-face interactions with
hearing people. In order to support deaf individuals in such situations, an active stream of …

Deaf or hearing loss is a condition of inability to hear something, either totally or partially.
Hearing loss greatly affects the life of a person in communicating with the people around …

A number of methods and measures have been used by researchers in software evaluation.
Usability metrics is one of the approaches that has been used as a guideline to evaluate the …

Deaf people have difficulty communicating with the hearing people around them, but little
research has addressed how new technology may help address this issue. The current …

The general adoption of mobile devices and its wide network coverage made it possible to
make emergency calls virtually everywhere, even in the absence of a valid contact …

Background Ineffective communication with Deaf individuals in healthcare settings has led
to poor outcomes including miscommunication, waste, and errors. To help address these …

The constant developments in technology of mobile devices are rapidly increasing the
demand for applications on these devices. In October 2010, there were 300,000 applications …

Las personas con discapacidad auditiva, cuyos sistemas de comunicación son tanto la
lengua oral como la lengua de signos, se enfrentan diariamente a dificultades para el …