Cognitive Web Accessibility: Research 2007

Web accessibility for individuals with cognitive deficits: A comparative study between an existing commercial Web and its cognitively accessible equivalent
"This article explains an alternative Web that has been constructed and tested on a sample of participants with cognitive disabilities (N = 20) with positive results encouraging us to dedicate more effort to fine tune their requirements regarding specific cognitive deficits and automating the process of creating and testing cognitively accessible web content."
Improving the outcomes of students with cognitive and learning disabilities: phase I development for a web accessibility tool
"The authors will present empirically-derived draft technical specifications for a suite of tools to evaluate the cognitive load of a Web page. By adding this suite to the existing open-source WAVE (Web Accessibility Versatile Evaluator), it will be possible to increase the awareness of Web developers to the needs of users with cognitive disabilities."
Cognitive and learning difficulties and how they affect access to IT systems
"In October 2005, the IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center and T.J. Watson Research Center hosted a symposium on 'cognitive and learning difficulties and how they affect access to IT systems'. ... This paper summarises the discussions and findings of the symposium."
Grammar-guided writing for AAC users
"Article describes the use of software called Grammar-Guided Writing (GGW) to guide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) users through creation of sentences in e-mail construction."
Personalization of user interface for the cognitively disabled: how to test cognitive functions and ICT skills (PDF)
"The work-in-progress paper addresses some issues related to personalization of the user interface of different digital devices to meet needs of people with cognitive disabilities" and " .... presents and discusses a framework for developing profile indicators." Norwegian Computing Center
Personalization of user interface for the cognitively disabled: how to test cognitive functions and ICT skills
"The work-in-progress paper addresses some issues related to personalization of the user interface of different digital devices to meet needs of people with cognitive disabilities" and " .... presents and discusses a framework for developing profile indicators." Norwegian Computing Center
Enabling Resource Selection Based on Written English and Intellectual Competencies
"The problem of accessibility to English texts is significant simply because of the number of people involved. The problems for second language English readers are similar to those for many dyslexic first language readers. We propose a descriptive model that supports adaptability of texts for the benefit of such people based on FRBR and AccessForAll standards."
Internet use and interest among individuals with traumatic brain injury: A consumer survey
"The authors examined experiences among individuals in the USA with traumatic brain injury (TBI) regarding their access to and use of the Internet, problems encountered, and desire for improved Internet access and skills."
Cognitive difficulties and access to information systems: an interaction design perspective
"In the paper, the design and evaluation of three information systems are reported. These systems go some way towards overcoming cognitive barriers, allowing access to the advantages of computers for people with dyslexia, and for older users with no background in computer use who were able to access both email and the World Wide Web through specially designed interfaces."
Enabling Accessibility and Enhancing Web Experience: Ordering Search Results According to User Needs
"This paper presents the results of an exploratory study, which aimed to devise a means of improving web accessibility for users with impairments. It looks at how web pages can be rated for accessibility using specific algorithms ..." that analyze and select web pages according to user preferences ...". "The paper also demonstrates the work ..."which aims to improve accessibility to web based information by re-ordering search results according to user needs."
Web Navigation for Individuals with Dyslexia: An Exploratory Study
"In this paper, we present an exploratory study of the web navigation experiences of dyslexic users. Findings indicate that dyslexics exhibit distinctive web navigation behaviour and preferences. We believe that the outcomes of this study add to our understanding of the particular needs of this web user population and have implications for the design of effective navigation structures."