The shuttle service in tourism depends on physical accessibility of a destination, on movement within the destination and the transport itself. In today’s world, transport is not just the act of getting to a wanted destination. Moreover, travelling by a certain vehicle can be a tourist attraction, if the transportation means is designed to arouse the feeling of joy and excitement. The purpose o...

In this paper we present an accessibility analysis framework for the specification of Web accessibility evaluation scenarios that differentiates the requirements of users with disabilities, in order to achieve personalised accessibility assessment. We apply this framework to evaluations of Web Accessibility (e.g., WCAG 2.0 conformance) and to usability evaluations with users with disabilities. ...

Using data from 22 in-depth interviews with e-learning accessibility researchers, disability specialists, instructional designers, higher education administrators, and disabled current and former higher education students, a strategic model of e-learning accessibility for disabled college students is developed. Collaboration, including interviews with experts and students, provided an underlyin...

Different organizations adopt accessibility for various and often for diverse reasons. Interesting and inspiring as such reasons may be, it is important to ensure that the motivation for supporting accessibility is that it is the right thing to do, i.e. commitment to the provision of equal opportunities for accessing resources for people with special needs; the meeting of user needs. There exis...

PURPOSE Homeless individuals face unique challenges in health care. Several US initiatives seeking to advance patient-centered primary care for homeless persons are more likely to succeed if they incorporate the priorities of the patients they are to serve. However, there has been no prior research to elicit their priorities in primary care. This study sought to identify aspects of primary care...

The popularity of semantic information systems requires more data to be semantically prepared. However, the subsequent semantification process is still reserved for experts in Natural Language Processing. In this paper we define requirements for a state-of-the-art semantification architecture. Additionally we present a concept for a new semantification architecture meeting these requirements. K...

The MPEG-4 standardization phase has the mandate to develop algorithms for audio-visual coding allowing for interactivity, high compression, and/or universal accessibility and portability of audio and video content. In addition to the conventional “frame”-based functionalities of the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 standards, the MPEG-4 video coding algorithm will also support access and manipulation of “obj...

In this commentary, I reflect on how digital communication technology and products are both an opportunity a threat to the inclusion of disabled people. Drawing my personal professional experiences with research user‐led empowerment projects, argue that life course intersectional approach, together early involvement people in product development, may prevent accessibility conflicts further part...

aim: the aim of this study is to identify a framework of needed expertise for publishing academic electronic textbooks according to the characteristics of this kind of books. therefore the final result focuses on needed experts through the consensus method. method: delphi technique using the researcher made questionnaire was done in four rounds. the research population was composed of forty exp...