Combining utility, usability and accessibility methods for universal access (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2001, March). Combining utility, usability and accessibility methods for universal access. Presented at CHI 2001: Anyone. Anywhere, Seattle, USA

It is known that many products are not accessible to large sections of the population. Designers instinctively focus on providing the necessary utility for someone with their physical and skill capabilities. They are either unaware of the needs of us... Read More about Combining utility, usability and accessibility methods for universal access.

Haptic assistance to improve computer access for motion-impaired users (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hwang, F., Langdon, P., Keates, S., & Clarkson, J. (2001, July). Haptic assistance to improve computer access for motion-impaired users. Presented at Eurohaptics 2001, Birmingham, UK

This paper describes a pilot experiment which examines the effectiveness of using force-feedback technology to assist motion-impaired computer users in target selection tasks. Two measures to evaluate the effectiveness of force feedback assistance ar... Read More about Haptic assistance to improve computer access for motion-impaired users.

One safeguard too many (2001)
Journal Article
Kubie, J. (2001). One safeguard too many. Engineering Management, 11(2), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.1049/em%3A20010208

To protect against accidents and their consequences, companies may take one of several courses of action. They can choose to do nothing, and live with an 'acceptable risk', or they may invest heavily in training, technology, preventive maintenance an... Read More about One safeguard too many.

Direct electric curing of mortar and concrete. (2001)
Thesis
Heritage, I. Direct electric curing of mortar and concrete. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6571

Direct electric curing is the method by which the hydration reactions within concrete are
thermally accelerated by passing an alternating electric current through the sample. This
use of electricity as a means of supplying heat to young concrete an... Read More about Direct electric curing of mortar and concrete..

Assessing the accessibility of everyday products. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cardoso, C., Clarkson, P. J., Harrison, L.-A., Langdon, P., & Keates, S. (2001, April). Assessing the accessibility of everyday products. Paper presented at International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2001), London, UK

If a product is being designed to be genuinely inclusive, then the designers need to be able to assess the level of exclusion of the product they are working on and identify possible areas of improvement. To be of practical use, the assessments need... Read More about Assessing the accessibility of everyday products..

A practical inclusive design approach. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, J., & Keates, S. (2001, April). A practical inclusive design approach. Paper presented at International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2001), London, UK

Designers instinctively design for able-bodied users and are either unaware of the needs of users with different capabilities, or do not know how to accommodate their needs into the design cycle. Hence, there is an urgent need for design methods, bas... Read More about A practical inclusive design approach..

How to assess whether new technology is necessarily better technology. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, J., Harrison, L.-A., & Keates, S. (2001, April). How to assess whether new technology is necessarily better technology. Paper presented at International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2001), London, UK

In 2002, 1000 million of the world population will have a noticeable degree of functional impairment (1). It is well established that impairments such as hearing and vision are degenerative and associated with increasing age. In response to these cha... Read More about How to assess whether new technology is necessarily better technology..

An industrial evaluation of a stand level grading system for Pinus patula. (2001)
Journal Article
Turner, P., Megown, K. A., Grzeskowiak, V., Megown, R. A., Pauck, J., & Alborough, D. (2001). An industrial evaluation of a stand level grading system for Pinus patula. Southern African forestry journal, 190(1), 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/20702620.2001.10434123

This paper reports on progress made in the development and implementation of a stand level wood quality grading system for P. patula identified for processing in Mondi Merebank's stone ground wood and thermo-mechanical pulp lines. The grading system... Read More about An industrial evaluation of a stand level grading system for Pinus patula..

Failure probabilities for plastic utility ducts in roadway trench reinstatements (2001)
Journal Article
Hounsome, I. W. S., & Fairfield, C. A. (2001). Failure probabilities for plastic utility ducts in roadway trench reinstatements. Proceedings of the ICE - Transport, 147(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1680/tran.2001.147.1.1

Wavin Industrial Products Limited arranged access in conjunction with Balfour Beatty Construction Limited and Bovis Construction Limited to the Braehead construction site, near Glasgow, to test a mixture of smooth bore and corrugated utility ducts in... Read More about Failure probabilities for plastic utility ducts in roadway trench reinstatements.