An exploratory investigation of handheld computer interaction for older adults with visual impairments

ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 12-19

  Leonard, V Kathlene ^a   Jacko, Julie A ^a   Pizzimenti, Joseph J ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory Feedback; Drag and Drop; Icons; Macular Degeneration; Mobile Computing; Older Adults; Spacing; Visual Impairment

Indexed keywords

DRAG; FEEDBACK; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; MOBILE COMPUTING; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

AUDITORY FEEDBACK; DRAG AND DROP; ICONS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; OLDER ADULTS; SPACING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

HAND HELD COMPUTERS;

EID: 32344432556     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1090785.1090791     Document Type: Conference Paper

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