Thinking about Inclusion: Designing a Digital App Catalog for People with Motor Disability

Larco, Andrés; Peñafiel, Paul; Yanez, Cesar; Luján-Mora, Sergio

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“…MARS is a tool designed for assessing the efficient use of mobile health applications. MARS was developed to determine the quality criteria of applications [ 47 ] and it has been used in several studies [ 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ]. The MARS scale evaluates the quality of the application in four dimensions and 18 questions, with a grading similar to the Likert scale, that is, “1.…”

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Method for the Development of Accessible Mobile Serious Games for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Jaramillo-Alcázar

Arias

Albornoz

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) covers a range of neurodevelopmental disorders that begin in early childhood and affects developmental activities. This condition can negatively influence the gaining of knowledge, skills, and abilities, such as communication. Over time, different techniques and methods have been put into practice to teach and communicate with children with ASD. With the rapid advancement in the field of technology, specifically in smartphones, researchers have generated creative applications, such as mobile serious games, to help children with ASD. However, usability and accessibility have not been often taken into account in the development of this type of applications. For that reason, in this work we considered that both, usability and especially accessibility are a very important differentiators for the quality and efficiency of mobile serious games. Our approach has two important contributions, the incorporation of accessibility as a fundamental requirement in the development of a mobile serious game and the proposal of a method for the development of this type of applications for children with ASD, a method that can be used by other developers.

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Method for the Development of Accessible Mobile Serious Games for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Albornoz

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“…In the Philippines, government guidelines for accessibility exist for content on websites [39,40]. Developers can leverage existing frameworks from other countries and well-established mobile accessibility guidelines [41][42][43][44][45]. Developers can also use existing accessibility features in mobile operating systems.…”

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End Users' Perspectives on the Quality and Design of mHealth Technologies During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: Qualitative Study (Preprint)

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Lapitan³

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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the expansion of mHealth in the Philippines. However, the rapid development resulted in the limited end-user engagement to define requirements and collect feedback along the development cycle. This gap and the continued use of mHealth highlight the necessity to ensure that they are responsive to the needs of the end-users. OBJECTIVE The goal of the study is to understand, using the end-users’ perspectives, the design and quality of mHealth technology implementations in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic with focus on areas identified by stakeholders: (1) utility, (2) technology readiness level, (3) design, (4) information, (5) usability, (6) features, and (7) security and privacy. METHODS A descriptive qualitative design using a combination of individual interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) was used. We conducted eight discussion sessions with 16 end-users – five individual interviews and three FGDs with 11 participants. RESULTS The qualitative analysis identified eighteen themes that were organized under the seven focus areas: (1) Utility: use of mHealth technologies; motivations in using mHealth; (2) Technology readiness: mobile technology literacy, user segmentation; (3) Design: user interface design, language and content accessibility, and technology design; (4) Information: accuracy of information, use of information; (5) Usability: design factors, dependency on human processes, and technical issues; (6) Features: interoperability and data integration, other feature and design recommendations, and technology features and upgrades, and (7) Privacy and security: trust that mHealth can secure data, lack of information, and policies. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the importance of engaging end-users to ensure that mHealth technologies are accessible and designed to address their needs – making it a valuable tool in curbing the pandemic. Accessibility, privacy and security, simple interface, and integration are some of the design and quality areas important to end-users. Recognizing the need to evaluate the implementation of mHealth technologies, we offer six principles for developers, researchers, and implementers to consider when scaling up or developing new mHealth solutions in low resource settings.

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“…Las tecnologías de asistencia se refieren al uso de herramientas prácticas que incrementan independencia de las personas discapacitadas. Estas corresponden a cualquier parte, equipo, productos o sistemas adquiridos o modificados que se utilizan para aumentar, mantener o mejorar las capacidades funcionales de las personas (Larco et al, 2021). de un dispositivo como ayuda técnica de terapia física, proponiendo cuatro etapas para el desarrollo formal del diseño basado en el usuario.…”

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Desarrollo de dispositivos de rehabilitación para discapacidad motriz centrados en el usuario

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Este artículo plantea una propuesta para el diseño de dispositivos de rehabilitación basada en el diseño centrado en el usuario implementando métodos de la ergonomía y el diseño. A través de estudio de caso, se ejemplificaron las actividades de diseño y se valoró la propuesta mediante un análisis biomecánico, descartando riesgos de lesión por exceder las capacidades de flexibilidad de las articulaciones, mientras que un análisis postural descartó riesgos (nivel de actuación 2) en extremidades superiores por malas posturas durante la utilización del dispositivo. Se valoró la fuerza requerida para la utilización de la ayuda funcional y se analizaron los rangos de movimiento, velocidad y ángulos. En conclusión, la estructura de la propuesta se puede tomar como una alternativa para el desarrollo de dispositivos de rehabilitación en personas con discapacidad en las extremidades inferiores.

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Thinking about Inclusion: Designing a Digital App Catalog for People with Motor Disability

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

Method for the Development of Accessible Mobile Serious Games for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Method for the Development of Accessible Mobile Serious Games for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

End Users' Perspectives on the Quality and Design of mHealth Technologies During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: Qualitative Study (Preprint)

Desarrollo de dispositivos de rehabilitación para discapacidad motriz centrados en el usuario

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