Mobile Wireless Accessibility is a project designed by IBM Italy, together with Cisco and Nokia. In this paper, the authors describe involvement of CATTID (research Centre for the Applications of Television and Distance Learning Techniques) in the project, which consists in the several steps that lead at the creation of a location based service (LBS) specifically for visually impaired people. First, the authors speak about the advantages for impaired people in using mobile devices and about the state of the art of these devices. After a brief introduction of the MWA platform, the authors report on the development process of MWA Guide, explaining the features created, the technical solutions adopted and the interface designed. Finally a vision of the main problems retrieved in the first version of the application is shown, together with possible solutions to implement in future development. © 2009 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved.
Designing a location based service for visually impaired people: MWA guide / U., Biader Ceipidor; Ingrosso, Andrea; E., Marchi; Medaglia, CARLO MARIA; E., Sciarretta. - 25:(2009), pp. 74-78. (Intervento presentato al convegno AAATE 2009 tenutosi a Florence nel July 2009) [10.3233/978-1-60750-042-1-74].
Designing a location based service for visually impaired people: MWA guide
INGROSSO, ANDREA;MEDAGLIA, CARLO MARIA;
2009
Abstract
Mobile Wireless Accessibility is a project designed by IBM Italy, together with Cisco and Nokia. In this paper, the authors describe involvement of CATTID (research Centre for the Applications of Television and Distance Learning Techniques) in the project, which consists in the several steps that lead at the creation of a location based service (LBS) specifically for visually impaired people. First, the authors speak about the advantages for impaired people in using mobile devices and about the state of the art of these devices. After a brief introduction of the MWA platform, the authors report on the development process of MWA Guide, explaining the features created, the technical solutions adopted and the interface designed. Finally a vision of the main problems retrieved in the first version of the application is shown, together with possible solutions to implement in future development. © 2009 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
