Simple Smart Homes Web Interfaces for Blind People

Marina Buzzi, Barbara Leporini, Clara Meattini

2018

Abstract

Last-decade great advances in technology have contributed to make home smarter and more comfortable, especially for people with disabilities. A lot of low cost solutions are available on the market, which can be controlled remotely by a Home Automation System (HAS). Unfortunately, the user interfaces are usually designed to be visually oriented which can exclude some user categories, like those who are blind. This paper focuses on the design of usable Web user interfaces for Home Automation Systems, with a special attention to the functions as well as the interface arrangement in order to enhance the interaction via screen reader. The proposed indications could inspire other designers to make the user experience more satisfying and effective for people who interact via screen reader.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Buzzi M., Leporini B. and Meattini C. (2018). Simple Smart Homes Web Interfaces for Blind People.In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST, ISBN 978-989-758-324-7, pages 223-230. DOI: 10.5220/0006935602230230

in Bibtex Style

@conference{webist18,
author={Marina Buzzi and Barbara Leporini and Clara Meattini},
title={Simple Smart Homes Web Interfaces for Blind People},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST,},
year={2018},
pages={223-230},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006935602230230},
isbn={978-989-758-324-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST,
TI - Simple Smart Homes Web Interfaces for Blind People
SN - 978-989-758-324-7
AU - Buzzi M.
AU - Leporini B.
AU - Meattini C.
PY - 2018
SP - 223
EP - 230
DO - 10.5220/0006935602230230