Usability Evaluation of Assistive Technology for ICT Accessibility: Lessons Learned with Stroke Patients and Able-Bodied Participants Experiencing a Motor Dysfunction Simulation

Félix Giroux (), Loic Couture (), Camille Lasbareille (), Jared Boasen (), Charlotte J. Stagg (), Melanie K. Fleming (), Sylvain Sénécal () and Pierre-Majorique Léger ()
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Félix Giroux: HEC Montréal
Loic Couture: HEC Montréal
Camille Lasbareille: University of Oxford
Jared Boasen: HEC Montréal
Charlotte J. Stagg: University of Oxford
Melanie K. Fleming: University of Oxford
Sylvain Sénécal: HEC Montréal
Pierre-Majorique Léger: HEC Montréal

A chapter in Information Systems and Neuroscience, 2022, pp 349-359 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The recruitment of disabled participants for conducting usability evaluation of accessible information and communication technologies (ICT) is a challenge that current research faces. To overcome these challenges, researchers have been calling upon able-bodied participants to undergo disability simulations. However, this practice has been criticized due to the different experiences and expectations that disabled and able-bodied participants may have with ICT. This paper presents the methodology and lessons learned from ongoing mixed method-based usability evaluation of a suboptimal conventional computer mouse and an assistive gesture-based interface (i.e., the Leap Motion Controller) by stroke patients with upper-limb impairment and able-bodied participants experiencing a motor dysfunction simulation. The paper concludes with recommendations for future multidisciplinary research on ICT accessibility by people with disabilities.

Keywords: Accessibility; Usability Evaluation; Disability Simulation; Gesture-Based Interface; Assistive Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-13064-9_35

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