HCI - Meeting Needs of Young Children & Disabled Users
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- Created on: 26-02-18 11:43
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- Meeting Needs of Young Children & Disabled Users
- Young Children
- Minimum amount of text
- Child friendly font and size
- Bright colours to attract attention
- Uncluttered appearance
- Minimal use of keyboard
- Use Speech synthesis
- Animation and videos to keep interest
- Instant feedback on responses
- Interactivity eg. Quizzes, games
- Disabled Users
- Speech recognition rather than keyboards for users who cannot use keyboard or mouse
- Specialist input devices such as those which use blow pipes or eye movements
- Ability to magnify areas of screen to aid users with poor eyesight
- Use of correct colour schemes to help people who are colour blind or dyslexic
- Use of Braille device
- Eg. Weighing fruit in a supermarket - touch screen has Braille alternative
- Use visual messages rather than beeps or warning sounds for users who are deaf
- Use of large mouse for those with poor coordination
- Use plenty of contrast between the text and the background to aid people with poor eyesight
- Young Children
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