Universal design for mobile phones

Abstract

In this paper we describe a case study of Universal Design applied to mobile phone physical devices. Using a user-centered design process, we tried to integrate visually-impaired, hearing-impaired and elderly peoples' needs to design mock-ups adapted in terms of usability and design style.

YouTube and intergenerational communication: the case of Geriatric1927

“…Perhaps unsurprisingly there remains reluctance amongst the older population to engage with these technologies [37]. Current attempts at reconciling this disparity have focussed on providing access to pre-existing technologies by altering the user interfaces for mobile phones [33] and the Internet [25,49].…”

Anticipating the use of future things: Towards a framework for prospective use analysis in innovation design projects

“…the earliest and most abstract expression of the product concept to be designed (Hatchuel and Weil, 2009) e is such that UCD requires a more specific investigation. Let us take two examples: designing "a multimodal virtual environment to assist research in molecular pharmacology" (Férey et al, 2009) and "a mobile phone for everyone" (Plos and Buisine, 2006). Ergonomists will probably attempt to use knowledge about activities and user populations that can be tied to the design brief, such as "researching molecular pharmacology with current tools" and "the use of a mobile phone in everyday life by different kinds of user populations".…”

Blind People and Mobile Keypads: Accounting for Individual Differences

“…A blind person, or even one with low vision, faces several limitations when interacting with mobile devices [9,10,11]. Looking at these, whether keypad or touch screenbased, the interaction mechanisms are convoluted to deal with the limited input area and overall device small size.…”