A rule-based system that suggests computer adaptations for users with special needs

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A rule-based system that suggests computer adaptations for users with special needs

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ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility archive
Proceedings of the first annual ACM conference on Assistive technologies table of contents

Marina Del Rey, California, United States

Pages: 129 - 135

Year of Publication: 1994

ISBN:0-89791-649-2

Authors

W. W. McMillan
M. Zeiger
L. Wisniewski

Sponsors

SIGBIO: ACM Special Interest Group on Biomedical Computing
SIGCAPH: ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped
SIGGRAPH: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques

Publisher

ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

Aÿrule-based program was written in Prolog to give advice about how to configure a computing system for users who have special needs. It employs a simple user model describing visual, cognitive, motor, and other abilities. Recommendations are made about appropriate input and output devices, including screens, keyboards, speech devices, and many others. The program was tested against professionals in this field and was shown to agree with them about as well as they agree with one another. Potential uses include advising those who configure computer systems, serving as a teaching tool, and driving intelligent human-computer interaction.

CITED BY

Julie A. Jacko , Holly S. Vitense , Ingrid U. Scott, Perceptual impairments and computing technologies, The human-computer interaction handbook: fundamentals, evolving technologies and emerging applications, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Mahwah, NJ, 2002

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
I. Computing Methodologies
I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
I.2.4 Knowledge Representation Formalisms and Methods