Perspectives of Neurodiverse Participants in Interactive Information Retrieval

L Sitbon, G Berget, M Brereton - Foundations and Trends® in …, 2023 - nowpublishers.com
This monograph offers a survey of work to date to inform how interactions in information
retrieval systems could afford inclusion of users who are neurodiverse. This existing work is …

“I cannot find the words, it's broken”: The impact of aphasia on information searching

B Kvikne, G Berget - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Information searching requires many cognitive abilities, such as word mobilization to
express information needs, spelling skills to input queries and reading proficiency to …

“The seven principles of universal design of research”: how to increase user diversity in mainstream research

G Berget, B Kvikne - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose User diversity has been discussed in many fields of study for decades.
Nevertheless, some cohorts are rarely included in mainstream research. According to the …

Reorienting information searching research by applying a situated abilities perspective

G Berget - Information Research an international electronic …, 2024 - informationr.net
Introduction. In studies of information searching, people are often characterised with
perpetual physical, sensory and cognitive abilities. Situational factors that may affect human …

Making research more inclusive: Is Universal Design of Research the answer?

G Berget, B Kvikne - … our World through Universal Design for …, 2022 - ebooks.iospress.nl
Researchers typically declare in the methods section of scientific papers that the study
included a representative sample. A closer look at the composition of participant groups …

Aphasia and Information Seeking

B Kvikne - Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on Human …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder, which affects the ability to produce and
comprehend written and/or spoken words. Aphasia is associated with great cognitive …

Towards Inclusive Voice User Interfaces: A Systematic Review of Voice Technology Usability for Users with Communication Disabilities

KR Lin - International Conference on Human-Computer …, 2024 - Springer
Voice technology has the potential to empower users with disabilities to be independent,
communicate, and access information. However, voice technology is not always accessible …

'Everything is different': the impact of acquiring aphasia on information seeking

B Kvikne, G Berget - 2024 - oda.oslomet.no
Introduction. Aphasia is a language impairment that can lead to significant changes in all
aspects of life, including information-seeking behaviour. This paper presents findings from a …

«… jeg bruker ikke denne søkingen»: En studie av afasi og informasjonssøking

B Kvikne - 2024 - oda.oslomet.no
Informasjonssøk stiller høye krav til språkferdigheter som ordmobilisering, staving og lesing.
Denne studien undersøker i hvilken grad personer med afasi kan løse informasjonsbehov …