Where should I go?: guiding users with cognitive limitations through mobile devices outdoors

  • Authors:
  • Alberto G. García de Marina;Rosa M. Carro;Pablo Haya

  • Affiliations:
  • Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Francisco Tomás y Valiente, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain;Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Francisco Tomás y Valiente, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain;Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Francisco Tomás y Valiente, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Interacción Persona-Ordenador
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

During our life, we are involved in different routines and decision- making tasks that we repeat daily in diverse contexts. While some people can cope with this easily, it may be harder for others. For example, travelling from one place to another can constitute a major problem for people with cognitive disabilities, which may represents a great barrier for their integration, in both social and working environments. We have developed a tool to assist users with cognitive limitations to way-finding. Guidance is provided by means of mobile devices through different media (audio, images, etc.). In this paper we present the results of the interaction of a group of users with cognitive disabilities with this tool. We show the usefulness of this type of guidance for this kind of users, as well as the interface that better suited their personal needs.