The future of universal access? merging computing, design and engineering

Keates, Simeon; Bradley, David; Sapeluk, Andrew

Abstract

Technology is advancing at a fast pace while the shape and nature of computers continues to evolve, with tablets and smartphones illustrating the move away from the traditional notion of a laptop or desktop computer. Similarly, networking and sensing technologies are also developing rapidly and innovatively. All of these technologies have the potential to enfranchise users with severe functional impairments to be better able to control and interact with other people and their surroundings. However, this is only possible if those designing the novel systems based upon these new technologies consider such users? needs explicitly. This paper examines how these technological advances can be employed to support these users in the near future. The paper further discusses issues such as the need for security as systems evolve from control of specific environments to a potential model for interaction in any location.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: 7th International Conference, UAHCI 2013
• Start Date: Jul 21, 2013
• End Date: Jul 26, 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Deposit Date: Jan 29, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 29, 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 54-63
• Series Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Series Number: 8011
• Series ISSN: 0302-9743
• Book Title: Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Services for Quality of Life: 7th International Conference, UAHCI 2013. Proceedings, Part III
• ISBN: 9783642391934
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39194-1_7
• Keywords: Universal Access, computing, design, engineering
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1497246
• Contract Date: Jan 29, 2019