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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 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 ...
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 ...
Human aspects of ubiquitous computing: a study addressing willingness to use it and privacy issues
(2017)
Identifying the human aspects related to ubiquitous systems focused on people’s willingness to use them and privacy concerns was our goal. We selected two ubiquitous systems: a wearable system (Google Glass) and an embedded ...
Building a Personalized Cancer Treatment System
(2016)
This paper reports the process by which a personalized cancer treatment system was built, following a user-centered approach. We give some background on personalized cancer treatment, the particular tumor chemosensitivity ...
Using Non-Traditional Interfaces to Support Physical Therapy for Knee Strengthening
(2016)
Physical therapy consists mainly in the execution of
rehabilitation processes that aim to help overcome injuries, as
well as develop, maintain, or restore maximum body movement.
Knee rehabilitation is one kind of physical ...
Alternative and augmentative communication for people with disabilities and language problems: an eye gaze tracking approach
(2016)
Alternative and augmentative communications encapsulates the use of
technology to provide communication means for people with some sort of disability.
In this paper, we present a prototype that provides both pictographic ...