Improving user interaction through a SmartDisability Framework

This paper aims to improve user interaction by establishing a SmartDisability Framework for the healthcare and assistive technology industries through considering mappings between Disability Types, Range of Movement (ROM) and Interaction Mediums to produce Technology and Task recommendations. The SmartDisability conceptual model (based on the familiar disability symbol) is the result of the Framework being populated through a systematic literature review of disability classification, ROM, interaction mediums, ‘off-the-shelf’ technologies and tasks. A previously conducted requirements elicitation process, involving surveys and semi-structured interviews, and a described usability evaluation involving touch and head-based interaction methods augmented the framework. The evaluation was conducted using a simulation of SmartATRS; a smartphone system that controls Automated Transport and Retrieval System (ATRS) enabling a user with disability to autonomously dock a powered wheelchair (powerchair) onto a platform lift of a vehicle, as well as controlling an automated tailgate and a motorised driver’s seat. System Usability Scale (SUS) and NASA Task Load Index (NASA TLX) was applied to measure the usability of each interaction method. Discussions of future work are provided including the anticipated framework validation process that will utilise focus groups considering fictional personas. The SmartDisability Framework will be exploited through the development of a smartphone or web-based application.

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Paul Whittington

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Publication date: July 2016

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2016.8

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

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Conference number: 30

Conference location: Bournemouth University, Poole, UK

Conference date: 11 - 15 July 2016

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[1] R. Andrews 2014 Disabling conditions and ICF measures Cambridge Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Unpublished

[2] I. A. AriF. A. Inan 2010 Assistive Technologies for Students with Disabilities: A Survey of Access and Use in Turkish Universities Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology 9 40 45

[3] J.P. CofréG. MoragaC. RusuI. MercadoR. InostrozaC. Jiménez 2012 Developing a Touchscreen-based Domotic Tool for Users With Motor Disabilities The 9th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations Las Vegas, NV, USA 16-18 April 2012 696 701 IEEE Press, New York, NY, USA

[4] R. E. CowanB. J. FreglyM. L. BoningerL. ChanM. M. RodgersD. J.. Reinkensmeyer 2012 Recent trends in assistive technology for mobility NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 9 1 8

[5] Georgia Tech Research Institute 2007 Dexterity and Mobility Impairment Fact Sheet http://accessibility.gtri.gatech.edu/assistant/acc_info/factsheet_dexterity_mobility.php Retrieved 24 February 2016

[6] ICF 2001 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Short Version: ICF World Health Organization Geneva

[7] G. Keilhofner 2006 Research in Occupational Therapy: Methods of Inquiry for Enhancing Practice F.A. Davis Company Philadelphia, PA, USA

[8] N. Kostanjsek 2011 Use of The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a conceptual framework and common language for disability statistics and health information systems BMC Public Health 1 1 6

[9] V. MetsisL. ZhengyiY. LeiF. Makedon 2008 Towards an Evaluation Framework for Assistive Technology Environments The 1st International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, Athens, Greece 15-19 July 2008 12 ACM Press New York, NY

[10] K. O’Connell 2012 What causes limited range of motion? 20 possible conditions http://www.healthline.com/symptom/limited-range-of-motion Retrieved 24 February 2016

[11] Recon Instruments 2016 Recon JET: Smarter eyewear Built by athletes for athletes http://www.reconinstruments.com/products/jet/ Retrieved 24 February 2016

[12] N. A. StantonP. M. SalmonG. H. WalkerC. BaberD. P. Jenkins Human Factors Methods: A Practical Guide for Engineering and Design 2005 315 320

[13] G. Suarez-TangilJ. TapiadorP. Peris-LopezA. Ribagorda 2013 Evolution, Detection and Analysis of Malware for Smart Devices Communications Surveys & Tutorials 99 1 27

[14] University of Wisconsin-Extension 2010 Coping with a Disability fyi.uwex.edu/agrability/files/2010/04/4-Coping-with-a-Disability.ppt Retrieved 24 February 2016

[15] P. WhittingtonH. Dogan 2015 SmartPowerchair: A Pervasive System of Systems The 10th International Conference on System of System Engineering, San Antonio, TX, USA, 18-20 May 2015 IEEE Press New York, NY, USA

[16] P. WhittingtonH. DoganK. Phalp 2015a Evaluating the Usability of an Automated Transport and Retrieval System The 5th International Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing and Communication Systems Angers, France 11-13 February 2015 59 66 Science and Technology Press, Lisbon, Portugal

[17] P. WhittingtonH. DoganK. Phalp 2015b SmartPowerchair: to boldly go where a powerchair has not gone before Ergonomics & Human Factors 2015 Daventry, UK 13-16 April 2015 233 240 CRC Press, London, UK

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