Communications of the ACM
Mobile Interface for a Smart Wheelchair
Mobile HCI '02 Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction
Text prediction systems: a survey
Universal Access in the Information Society
Behavior-Based indoor navigation
Ambient Intelligence for Scientific Discovery
Managing Intelligent Services for People with Disabilities and Elderly People
UAHCI '09 Proceedings of the 5th International on ConferenceUniversal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Part II: Intelligent and Ubiquitous Interaction Environments
A discussion of using mental models in assistive environments
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments
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People with disabilities can benefit greatly from services provided by computers and robots. Access to remote communications and information as well as to interpersonal communication and environmental control are assisted by current ubiquitous computers, wired and wireless networks and intelligent environments. Sensory, physical or/and cognitive restrictions to interacting with computers can be avoided by means of alternative interaction devices and procedures. Nevertheless, alternative methods are usually much slower than standard communications, frequently leading users with disabilities into unbalanced or unsafe situations. Therefore, the main challenge of human-machine interaction systems that have to be used by people with disabilities is to obtain the maximum communication and control with the minimum physical and cognitive effort from the user. This lecture overviews the main techniques used to optimize the control and communication flow, resulting in higher user satisfaction and security.