The field evaluation of a mobile digital image communication application designed for people with aphasia

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Allen, Meghan ^a   McGrenere, Joanna ^a   Purves, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AAC devices; Aphasia; Cognitive disability; Evaluation; Field study; Mobile technology; Participatory design

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION DEVICES; COGNITIVE DISABILITY; DIGITAL IMAGE; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS; FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATIONS; FIELD EVALUATION; FIELD STUDIES; IMAGE CAPTURES; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; PARTICIPATORY DESIGN; PHOTO-TALK; THREE PHASIS; USABILITY PROBLEMS; USABILITY STUDIES;

DESIGN; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOBILE DEVICES; PHOTOGRAPHY;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 70349574753     PISSN: 19367228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1361203.1361208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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