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ATLEC - ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
LEARNING THROUGH A UNIFIED
CURRICULUM 518229-LLP-1-2011-1-UK-LEONARDO-LMP
Developing a Mobile Application to Deliver an Assistive Technology Assessment Wizard Presented at ITAG 2013, 17-18 October 2013
Prof. C. Mourlas, S. Papavasiliou, M. Saridaki, K. Van Isacker
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(e)Inclusion stops where the beneficiary cannot
understand or afford (ICT Based) AT solutions.
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ATLEC PROJECT OBJECTIVES
To contribute to increased participation in lifelong learning by people of all ages, including those with learning and/or physical needs and from disadvantaged groups, regardless of their socio-economic background.
To support the development of innovative ICT based content, services, pedagogies and practice for lifelong learning.
To support participants in accessing training activities that will enable them to gain and use knowledge, skills and qualifications to facilitate personal development, employability and participation in the European labour market.
To promote the development of ICT AT skills among people with disabilities within a lifelong learning perspective. 3
REFERENCE MODEL FOR TRAINING:
ACTORS AND PATHS
Education
Vocational training
Employment
Life long learning + career
Schools
Vocational
training
centres
Carers
Policy makers
Employers +
self
employment
Support needed
AT providers
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PROJECT CONSORTIUM
Oak Field School and Sports
College (UK) – project contractor
PhoenixKM BVBA (Belgium) –
project coordinator
Αναπηρια Τωρα (Disability
Now) (Greece)
Associazione Italiana
Assistenza Spastici (A.I.A.S.)
Della Provincia Di Bologna
onlus (Italy)
Greenhat Interactive Ltd (UK)
University of Athens (Greece)
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RATIONALE
One of the major barriers that people with
disabilities (PwD) encounter when attempting
to enter the regular labour market is their
limited knowledge of ICT AT (assistive
technologies).
This is addressed by the development of a
customised curriculum, training materials
and an accessible mobile application to
support learning in an engaging way to meet
visual learning styles.
ATLEC focuses on training the learners in
specific skills tailored to their individual
and employability needs, whilst also creating
the job profile of the ICT AT trainer.
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ATLEC MOBILE APPLICATION
The aim of the application is to provide an
accessible, easy to use a mobile platform
where people with disabilities, trainers/teachers
and family/carers can access information on
ICT AT, according to their individual needs and
preferences.
In developing this application, a user centered
design approach has been followed to ensure
the usability, accessibility, engagement and
effectiveness of the software.
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DESIGN PHASE
The design process was divided in two categories:
The Information architecture and the visual
design.
The first category refers to the organization of the
available information, the classification of content
and the navigation paths.
User Requirements analysis
Personas and Case Studies
Personalisation requirements
Task analysis
The visual design refers to the graphical elements
and visual representation of the system’s
functionality.
Usage of pictograms by Sclera Symbols (follows Creative
Commons License) 8
VISUAL DESIGN PROCESS
Prototyping:
Draft model (or mock-up) of the application that
allows the design team to explore ideas before fully
implementing them. A prototype can range from a
paper mock-up to interactive html pages.
Paper and html mock-ups.
Parallel design:
Technique where multiple designers create mock-
ups of the user interface and the best aspects of
each design are used in the final design.
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APPLICATION FEATURES
Multilingual support
English, Dutch, Italian, Greek
Designed for Android mobile devices (phones & tablets).
Android 4.X (ice cream sandwich) onwards, while ensuring compatibility with older android versions.
Android 4.X provides features that would better support an application which is designed to be accessible by all disability groups., and has been embedded
Voice input engine
Explore-by-touch mode
Increase default font size used across the system
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ACCESSING INFORMATION ON THE WIZARD
In order to support usability, ATLEC offers four
different ways of accessing a single item of
information:
Wizard
Free search
Profile based search
List of Favourites
Registered users are able to upload their own
content (text, video, photo, comment).
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ATLEC WIZARD
The wizard focuses on the environment where the user currently is or the place where he/she would like to use the recommended AT.
After answering the following questions, users are presented with relevant posts:
For what device do you need support?
What function creates a challenge for you?
For what would you like to use the specific device (audio, video, etc.)?
What is the main “difficulty” that you face with this device/function?
Do you face another “difficulty”?
I am able to: (see well, hear well, etc.)
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PERSONALISATION
Personalization feature which, after gathering
parameters concerning the type of disability,
presents the user with recommended posts.
In order to perform a profile based search, the
user will have to define the following:
Hearing: I cannot hear very well / I cannot hear
Seeing: I cannot see very well / I cannot see
Speaking: I cannot speak very well / I cannot speak
Tactile: - I don’t have full hand and finger control / I
don’t have hand and finger control - I don’t have full
arm control / I don’t have arm control
Understanding: I have severe learning difficulties / I
have mild learning difficulties
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CONTENT ANALYSIS MATRIX
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Device Interface/Function
Technology specification
Area of device insufficiency (MAJOR)
Area of device insufficiency (MINOR)
What I can do (ICF)
General info sheet addressing the various solutions. Specific models through web links.
TV Audio output Hearing well Seeing well Relay system; Hearing aids; Headphones; …
Seeing Relay system; Real Time Captioning + Text to Speech + …
- I can see well
Relay system; Subtitles/Real Time captioning; High Definition…
output Hearing Seeing well Subtitles/Real Time captioning; High Definition; Glare guard…
Seeing Relay system; Real Time Captioning + Text to Speech…
- I can see well
Subtitles/Real Time captioning;
Video output Seeing well Hearing well Relay system, High Definition; Glare guard; …
Outcomes also linked to EASTIN database
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USABILITY EVALUATION
During the evaluation phase, the
following methodologies will help us to
measure whether the application meets
its set goals.
Heuristic Evaluation: Usability inspection
method where a group of usability experts
evaluate the application against a list of
established heuristics (or guidelines).
Usability testing: One-on-one sessions
where a "real-life" user performs tasks in the
application in order to identify user
frustrations and functionality errors or
accessibility barriers. 18
FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://www.atlec-project.eu
http://twitter.com/ATLEC_project/
http://www.facebook.com/ATLECproject
The outcomes of the project will be available from
February 2013 onwards in various languages:
English, Dutch, Italian, Greek
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