Title:	APPS. ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY BY PEOPLE WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES
Author(s):	Eva María Olmedo-Moreno, Adrian López-Delgado
ISBN:	978-989-8533-43-2
Editors:	Demetrios G. Sampson, J. Michael Spector, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2015
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Accessibility; APP’s; Usability; ICT; Digital inclusion; Software evaluation; Visual impairment.
Type:	Short Paper
First Page:	267
Last Page:	270
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	The increasing use of ICT devices, such as smartphones and tablets, needs development of properly software or apps to facilitate socio-educative life of citizens in smart cities: Adaptive educational resources, leisure and entertainment facilities or mobile payment services, among others. Undoubtedly, all that is opening a new age with more information and autonomy for each individual, but the point is if these apps are accessible for the whole population. And when we talk about accessibility in an App, we are not only considering if the user is able to switch it on or unfold it main menu, we consider interface aspects that can present difficulties for some users. This study analyzes accessibility and usability of 15 Apps for people with visual dysfunction, because this difficulty has the greatest influence on the effective and efficient use of them. Data are collected through a descriptive scale made by a deductive-inductive process on four categories with a wide use of Apps. Social and specifically social-networking category is the largest consider accessibility on their apps, being highly demand by users and cost-effective for companies. Other categories are evaluated as completely inaccessible by users.
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