Advances in Universal Web Design And Evaluation: Research, Trends And Opportunities - Softcover

9781599040974: Advances in Universal Web Design And Evaluation: Research, Trends And Opportunities

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599040972 ISBN 13: 9781599040974

Publisher: Igi Global, 2006

As the Internet has become more pervasive, information disseminated through the Web grows in an exponential rate, creating a call for more universal design so more people from different backgrounds are able to access this information. Advances in Universal Web Design and Evaluation: Research, Trends and Opportunities covers various aspects of universal Web design from disabilities to cultural differences, including various aspects of Web design: prototyping, analysis, and evaluation with an emphasis on universal and inclusive design. Advances in Universal Web Design and Evaluation: Research, Trends and Opportunities highlights several prominent issues in this area such as ageing and gender issues and provides the basis of a framework for the development and evaluation of Web sites for people with special needs.

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About the Author:

Dr. Kurniawan is a lecturer at the School of Informatics of the University of Manchester and a visiting lecturer at the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design, School of Informatics of City University, London. She joined the University of Manchester upon completion of her Ph.D. in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and her postgraduate research assistantship at the Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University. Her research focuses on facilitating access to information for people who are technologically-frail, including older persons and persons with disabilities. She has published numerous articles and has been invited to provide seminars and keynote speeches in the areas of assistive technology, HCI for technologically-frail user group, and design and evaluation of user interfaces for this user group. Dr. Zaphiris is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design, School of Informatics of City University, London. Before joining City University, he was a researcher at the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University from where he also got his Ph.D. in HCI. His research interests lie in HCI with an emphasis on inclusive design and social aspects of computing. He is especially interested in HCI issues related to the elderly and people with disabilities. He is also interested in internet related research (web usability, mathematical modelling of browsing behaviour in hierarchical online information systems, online communities, e-learning, web based digital libraries and finally social network analysis of online human-to-human interactions).

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