Application of Personas in the Design of Augmentative Alternative Communication Devices
| Autor: | Ann M. Bisantz, Jennifer M. Seale, Katrina Fulcher, Neeraja Subrahmaniyan, D. Jeffery Higginbotham, Haesik Min, Todd E. Hutchinson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 57:1022-1026 |
| ISSN: | 1071-1813 2169-5067 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1541931213571228 |
| Popis: | Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) aids are devices that help individuals with speech impairments communicate. Currently, the design and development of AAC devices does not follow a usercentered design philosophy. This affects the quality of life of individuals who are in need of AAC devices. Individuals with the progressive disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) are a population for which AAC is of critical importance. Due to the ALS individuals’ physical capabilities and constraints, there are challenges in involving the user population in a user-centered design process. This paper recommends the application of the methodology of persona development derived from the field of interaction design/usercentered design to solve some of the existing problems in the design of AAC devices for this population. This research demonstrates how current user-centered design methodologies can be adapted to develop personas of individuals with ALS and more generally, how user-centered design should be integrated into the design of AAC devices to enhance the quality of life of individuals with communication impairments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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