Working Group 13.3: Human-Computer Interaction and Disability (HCI and Disability)

The principle of accessibility in Human-Computer Interaction is an important field, that provides special challenges, which is focused on by Working Group 13.3.

Aims

The principal aims of WG13.3 are:

to make HCI designers aware of the special needs of disabled and elderly people, to recommend guide-lines for the design of HCI to facilitate the use of computers by disabled persons, and
to encourage the development of systems equipped with hardware and software tools which permit the adaptation of the human interface to each specific user.

Scope

The scope of work includes the compilation of materials elaborated by other groups working on HCI and Disability and their dissemination to interested people, collaboration with institutions interested in this field, and the design of recommendations and guide-lines for HCI designers which keep in mind disabled people in the production of new HC interfaces.

Homepage: http://hciaccess.inf.tu-dresden.de

IFIP Technical Committee 13 - Human-Computer Interaction

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Working Group 13.3: Human-Computer Interaction and Disability (HCI and Disability)

Aims

Scope