The participatory design of an adaptive interface to support users with changing pointing ability

Aqueasha Martin-Hammond, Foad Hamidi, Tejas Bhalerao, Abdullah Ali, Catherine Hornback, Casey Means, Amy Hurst

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Abstract

Individuals who experience temporary, intermittent, or gradual changes in pointing ability may encounter frustrating experiences when using computer input devices. Personalized pointing systems that automatically assess changes in performance and provide individualized information and assistance may benefit these users. However, there has been little inquiry into this populations' expectations for interacting with these types of systems. We describe a participatory design process in which we used a technology probe to assess the information needs and expectations of 27 individuals who experience occasional changes in pointing ability, through interactions with and discussion regarding a high-fidelity personalized pointing prototype. Participants preferred notification and adaptation interactions that provided them with control and explanation of system actions, instead of abstract notifications and automatic adaptations. We describe how we applied these finding in the design of the PINATA system.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationASSETS 2017 - Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages343-344
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781450349260
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 19 2017
Event19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2017 - Baltimore, United States
Duration: Oct 29 2017Nov 1 2017

Publication series

NameASSETS 2017 - Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Conference

Conference19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore
Period10/29/1711/1/17

Keywords

  • Adaptive Systems
  • Pointing problems
  • Web Navigation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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