'I’m not Stupid': Attitudes towards adaptation among people with dyslexia
| Autor: | Gerd Berget, Siri Fagernes |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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education.field_of_study
media_common.quotation_subject Universal design 05 social sciences Population Dyslexia 050301 education Technology: 500::Information and communication technology: 550::Computer technology: 551 [VDP] Context (language use) Universal Design medicine.disease 050105 experimental psychology Teknologi: 500::Informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi: 550::Datateknologi: 551 [VDP] Reading (process) medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences education Psychology Adaptation (computer science) 0503 education media_common Skepticism Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Human-Computer Interaction. Theories, Methods, and Human Issues ISBN: 9783319912370 HCI (1) |
| Popis: | A significant portion of the population have dyslexia, which is commonly associated with reading and writing difficulties. In the context of developing materials well-suited for user s with reading disorders, one solution has been to develop materials especially targeted at dyslexic users. However, how are the attitudes among users with dyslexia towards adaptation? In this paper, we report the findings from qualitative interviews with 20 adults with dyslexia. The main finding was that they were sceptical towards adapted products, among others because it made them “feel stupid” and because the adapted format affected the reading experience negatively. In this paper we argue to instead work within the universal design paradigm, trying to develop products and services usable by all people, thus reducing the need for particular user groups to utilise “special solutions”. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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