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Accessibility and Usability of User Interfaces

When developing new applications and services in any knowledge domain it is essential for user interfaces to be simple and easy to use for all, including the differently-abled. The spread of mobile networks and the near-universal presence of cell phones now enable access to web content anytime, anywhere and under any conditions. Furthermore, as the median age of the user population rises, new challenges emerge such as developing e-services (e-health, e-government, etc.) and integrating disadvantaged or emarginated subjects (eLearning, social networks, etc.).

Publications and editorial products

A Modified Google Docs UI accessible via screen reader

Collaborative Editing for All: the Google Docs Example

Conceptual Framework: How to Engineer Online Trust for Disabled Users

Designing E-learning Collaborative Tools for Blind People

Distance Learning: New Opportunities for the Blind

Educational Impact of Structured Podcasts on Blind Users

Electronic Commerce: a great opportunity for the Blind

Electronic Commerce “in the Dark”

Interacting with the iPad via VoiceOver: accessibility and usability issues.

Is Facebook really "open" to all?

Making "Google Docs" User Interface More Accessible for Blind People

Making Visual Maps Accessible to the Blind

Providing Web Accessibility for the Visually Impaired

Structured Audio Podcasts via Web Text-to-Speech System

Usability and Accessibility of eBay by Screen Reader

User Trust of eCommerce Services: perception via screen reader

Web 2.0: Twitter and the blind

Presentations and Demos

Structured Audio Podcasts via Web Text-to-Speech System