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Web accessibility for people with reduced mobility: A case study using eye tracking
(2016)
Traditional web interfaces often rely on keyboard/mouse input to work. This characteristic forces people with reduced mobility to adapt or do not use the applications at all. This paper proposes a prototype to increase web ...
Sign language recognition model combining non-manual markers and handshapes
(2016-11-29)
People with disabilities have fewer opportunities. Technological developments should be used to help these people to have more opportunities. In this paper we present partial results of a research project which aims to ...
Sign Language Recognition Using Leap Motion
(2015-12-01)
Several million people around the world use signs as their main mean of communication. The advances in technologies to recognize such signs will make possible the computer supported interpretation of sign languages. There ...
Automatic recognition of the American sign language fingerspelling alphabet to assist people living with speech or hearing impairments
(2017-03-22)
Sign languages are natural languages used mostly by deaf and hard of hearing people. Different development opportunities for people with these disabilities are limited because of communication problems. The advances in ...
Alexa vs. Siri vs. Cortana vs. Google Assistant: A Comparison of Speech-Based Natural User Interfaces
(2017-07-17)
Natural User Interfaces (NUI) are supposed to be used by humans in a very logic way. However, the run to deploy Speech-based NUIs by the industry has had a large impact on the naturality of such interfaces. This paper ...
Creating a protocol for collaborative mobile applications for kids between 4 and 6 years old
(2015)
One of the basic requirements in education is to prepare students for participation in an information society in which knowledge will be the most important resource for development. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning ...
Designing Tools that Allows Children in the Early Childhood to Program Robots
(2017)
This paper describes the design and evaluation process of two mobile programming assistance tools that allow children in the early childhood to develop programs and execute them using robots. The tools are called TITIBOTS ...
NAO as a Copresenter in a Robotics Workshop - Participant’s Feedback on the Engagement Level Achieved with a Robot in the Classroom
(2019)
Robotics, combined with computer science and human-centered studies, can have a substantial impact in areas such as education and innovation. Robots have proven to be a good tool to gain and maintain users’ involvement in ...
Towards smart notifications - An adaptive approach using smart devices
(2016)
The use of smart devices is increasing rapidly; this trend is changing
the paradigm in which notifications are delivered to users. Smart devices are
important to provide user awareness. However, their use must be controlled ...
Supporting phobia treatment with virtual reality: systematic desensitization using oculus rift
(2017)
An irrational fear is called a phobia. Cognitive therapy teaches patients
how to respond to triggering stimuli, by relaxing their mind and entering a state of
reduced anxiety. Some of these methods depend on patient’s ...