Research Article
Demands on User Interfaces for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Their Requirements, and Adjustments
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-031-34586-9_36, author={Melinda C. Braun and Matthias W\o{}lfel}, title={Demands on User Interfaces for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Their Requirements, and Adjustments}, proceedings={Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare. 16th EAI International Conference, PervasiveHealth 2022, Thessaloniki, Greece, December 12-14, 2022, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH}, year={2023}, month={6}, keywords={natural user interfaces consumer technologies interface adaption accessibility intellectual disabilities}, doi={10.1007/978-3-031-34586-9_36} }- Melinda C. Braun
Matthias Wölfel
Year: 2023
Demands on User Interfaces for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Their Requirements, and Adjustments
PERVASIVEHEALTH
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34586-9_36
Abstract
Information and communication technologies are ubiquitous in today’s society. They have the potential to enhance the life of its users in various areas, especially the life of people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Unfortunately, natural user interfaces are often too complicated to use and not adapted to the varying needs of every user group. A possible improvement can be achieved by adapting the respective user interface to the abilities and skills of the respective user(s). Therefore, this study evaluates currently available interface types and their adaptation possibilities and requirements for people with ID. 116 individual solutions and prototypes were tested with 41 participants. We found that interfaces with pointing gestures are currently the preferred interface type for most people with ID, as this input type is used in most technologies today and provides the most accessibility features and possible adaptations. Other input types, such as voice or object interaction, offer great potential for people with disabilities and ID, but are currently more difficult to adapt to the individual needs of users with ID.
