Sustainable Accessibility: A Mobile App for Helping People with Disabilities to Search Accessible Shops

Diego Mayordomo-Martínez, Juan M. Carrillo- de-Gea, Ginés García-Mateos, José A. García-Berná, José Luis Fernández-Alemán, Saúl Rosero-López, Salvador Parada-Sarabia and Manuel García-Hernández
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Diego Mayordomo-Martínez: Department of Structures and Construction, Technical University of Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena (Murcia), Spain
Juan M. Carrillo- de-Gea: Department of Computer Science and Systems, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Ginés García-Mateos: Department of Computer Science and Systems, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
José A. García-Berná: Department of Computer Science and Systems, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
José Luis Fernández-Alemán: Department of Computer Science and Systems, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Saúl Rosero-López: Department of Computer Science and Systems, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Salvador Parada-Sarabia: Federación de Asociaciones Murcianas de Personas con Discapacidad Física y Orgánica, 30005 Murcia, Spain
Manuel García-Hernández: Federación de Asociaciones Murcianas de Personas con Discapacidad Física y Orgánica, 30005 Murcia, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 4, 1-18

Abstract: People with motor disabilities must face many barriers and obstacles in their daily lives, making it difficult to perform everyday tasks. The purpose of this work is to improve their living conditions by providing an app with accessibility information in an updated, reliable and friendly form. The development of the system integrates national and regional accessibility regulations, architectural aspects, with an extensive field work, and a sustainable software process. The levels of accessibility and the requirements of the application are defined in the first phases of the project. The field work included the evaluation of 357 commercial establishments in the city of Murcia, Spain, showing that only 25% have a good accessibility, 40% are practicable with help, and 35% are inaccessible shops. The proposed system achieves its objectives of being sustainable and helping in the accessibility. Besides, the system can be a great incentive for businesses to improve their accessibility conditions. In conclusion, new technologies must have a much more active role in the promotion of universal accessibility. These tools must also consider the necessary requirements of sustainable development.

Keywords: accessibility; sustainable app development; motor disability; new technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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