Kewalin Angkananon

Applying Technology Enhanced Interaction Framework to Accessible Mobile Learning

This paper focuses on designing accessible mobile learning interactions involving disabled people using a newly developed Technology Enhanced Interaction Framework. The framework was developed to help design technological support for communication and interactions between people, technology, and objects particularly when disabled people are involved. A review of existing interaction frameworks showed that none of them help technology designers to consider all of the possible interactions that occur at the same time and in the same place (i.e. face to face situations). The components of the framework are described and explained, and examples of interactions are provided. A method has been developed and validated using technology designer and accessibility experts to help designers apply the framework and work is now in progress to evaluate the method with technology designers.

DESIGNING MOBILE WEB SOLUTIONS FOR INTERACTION SCENARIOS INVOLVING DISABLED PEOPLE

This paper focuses on designing Mobile Web Solutions for interactions involving disabled people. The Mobile Web solution for an example scenario is described, designed using a new Technology Enhanced Interaction Framework. The framework was developed to help design technological support for communication and interactions between people, technology, and objects. A review of existing interaction frameworks showed that none of them help technology designers and developers to consider all of the possible interactions that occur at the same time and in the same place. The components of the framework are described and explained, and examples of interactions are provided. A tool was developed to provide advice on design and development factors for technological support particularly when disabled people are involved. Work is now in progress to validate the framework and the tool with expert designers and accessibility experts before evaluating it with technology designers.

Using the technology enhanced interaction framework for interaction scenarios involving disabled people

This paper focuses on the development of a general interaction framework to help design technology to support communication between people and improve interactions between people, technology and objects, particularly in complex situations when disabled people are involved. The main and sub-components of the framework are described. A tool was developed to provide advice on design and development factors for technological support. Work is now in progress to validate the framework and the tool with expert designers and accessibility experts before evaluating it with technology designers.

Technology enhanced interaction framework

This paper focuses on the development of a general interaction framework to help design technology to support communication between people and improve interactions between people, technology and objects, particularly in complex situations. A review of existing interaction frameworks shows that none of them help technology designers and developers to consider all of the possible interactions that occur at the same time and in the same place. The main and sub-components of the framework are described and explained and examples are given for each type of interaction. Work is now in progress to provide designers with an easy to use tool that helps them apply the framework to create technology solutions to complex communication and interaction problems and situations.

Technology-Enhanced Accessible Interactions for Visually Impaired Thai People

This research addresses the lack of an existing, comprehensive method to help developers evaluate and gather requirements for the evaluation and/or design of technological solutions for the visually impaired. This paper, utilizing interviews with experts and the visually impaired, focuses on using the “Technology Enhanced Accessible Interaction Framework Method”.

Developing and Evaluating a Thai Website Accessibility Checker

This research addresses the lack of a method to help with the evaluation of the accessibility of Thai websites and web applications by developing and evaluating an online tool with developers, experts and disabled users. The results suggest it is reliable and valid. Future work will extend the evaluation criteria for mobile accessibility.

Extending the Technology Enhanced Accessible Interaction Framework Method for Thai Visually Impaired People

This paper focuses on extending the Technology Enhanced Accessible Interaction Framework Method for visual impairment based on interviews with people with visual impairment to help developers develop accessible technology solutions to help people with visual impairment to interact with people, technologies and objects.

User evaluation of technology enhanced interaction framework

This paper focuses on user evaluation of the Technology Enhanced Interaction Framework (TEIF). Questionnaire results from participants using or reviewing the TEIF method to evaluate requirements and design technology solutions for problems involving interactions with hearing impaired people showed that they thought it helped them more than the Other methods and that it would also help them to gather requirements and to design technology solutions for all disabled people if information about other disabilities than hearing impairment was provided. The objective results from the experimental tasks will be analysed to investigate how the participants performed on the requirements evaluation and solutions evaluation tasks with the TEIF method and the other preferred method. These results will be compared with the participants’ questionnaire answers which reflected what they thought about the TEIF method. Future work includes extending the Method and Technology Suggestions Table to include information about other disabilities than just hearing impairment.