期刊名称:International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN:2347-6710
电子版ISSN:2319-8753
出版年度:2017
卷号:6
期号:2
页码:2522
DOI:10.15680/IJIRSET.2017.0602066
出版社:S&S Publications
摘要:With the high popularity of touchscreen devices such as smartphones and tablets, it is important to findways to limit the digital divide for people with motor impairments. Users with motor impairments interact withtouchscreen devices differently than an average user, and “users with motor impairments” is a broad category. Thecurrent number of old age users is very less as they are not very familiar with smartphones. As the time passes by, thenumber of old age users will increase. These users can have varied disabilities ranging from minor hand tremors tomissing limbs. This means solving common problems among these users can be difficult since solutions may need to bespecific to the user’s abilities. This paper explores how motor-impaired users are interacting with touchscreens and howthis interaction research can improve current assistive technology adoption rates. Finally, we will give an overview ofnew assistive programs: Touch Guard, Octopus Launcher, and Dowell.
关键词:Assistive technology; motor impairment; tremor; touch screen.