Breaking Down Barriers: Usability, Accessibility and Inclusive Design

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The Cambridge Workshops on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) is one of the few gatherings where people interested in inclusive design, across different fields, including designers, computer scientists, engineers, architects, ergonomists, ethnographers, policymakers and user communities, meet, discuss, and collaborate. CWUAAT has also become an international workshop, representing diverse cultures including Portugal, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, Australia, China, Norway, USA, Belgium, UK, and many more. The workshop has five main themes based on barriers identified in the developing field of design for inclusion: I Breaking Down Barriers between Disciplines II Breaking Down Barriers between Users, Designers and Developers III Removing Barriers to Usability, Accessibility and Inclusive Design IV Breaking Down Barriers between People with Impairments and Those without V Breaking Down Barriers between Research and Policy-making In the context of developing demographic changes leading to greater numbers of older people and people living with impairments, the general field of inclusive design research strives to relate the capabilities of the population to the design of products, services, and spaces. CWUAAT has always had a successful multidisciplinary focus, but if genuine transdisciplinary fields are to evolve from this, the final barriers to integrated research must be identified and characterised. Only then will benefits be realised in an inclusive society. Barriers do not arise from impairments themselves, but instead, are erected by humans, who often have not considered a greater variation in sensory, cognitive and physical user capabilities. Barriers are not only technical or architectural, but they also exist between different communities of professionals. Our continual goal with the CWUAAT workshop series is to break down barriers in technical, physical, and architectural design, as well as barriers between different professional communities. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Creating an Inclusive Architectural Intervention as a Research Space to Explore Community Well-being (J. Bichard, R. Alwani, E. Raby, J. West, J. Spencer)....Pages 3-15 The Effect of Age and Gender on Task Performance in the Automobile (L. Skrypchuk, A. Mouzakitis, P. M. Langdon, P. J. Clarkson)....Pages 17-27 Introducing Assistive Technology and Universal Design Theory, Applications in Design Education (Y. M. Choi)....Pages 29-39 Exploring User Capability Data with Topological Data Analysis (U. Persad, J. Goodman-Deane, P. M. Langdon, P. J. Clarkson)....Pages 41-50 Enhancing the Fashion and Textile Design Process and Wearer Experiences (W. Moody, P. M. Langdon, M. Karam)....Pages 51-61 Front Matter ....Pages 63-63 Using Inclusive Design to Drive Usability Improvements Through to Implementation (J. Goodman-Deane, S. D. Waller, M. Bradley, P. J. Clarkson, O. Bradley)....Pages 65-75 Improving Pool Design: Interviewing Physically Impaired Architects (C. M. Pereira, T. V. Heitor, A. Heylighen)....Pages 77-87 Intelligent Support Technologies for Older People: An Analysis of Characteristics and Roles (H. Petrie, J. S. Darzentas, S. Carmien)....Pages 89-99 Participatory Design Resulting in a ‘Do-It-Yourself Home Modification’ Smartphone App (C. Bridge)....Pages 101-111 Identifying Barriers to Usability: Smart Speaker Testing by Military Veterans with Mild Brain Injury and PTSD (T. Wallace, J. Morris)....Pages 113-122 Front Matter ....Pages 123-123 Breaking Down Barriers: Promoting a New Look at Dementia-Friendly Design (J. Kirch, G. Marquardt, K. Bueter)....Pages 125-133 Usability of Indoor Network Navigation Solutions for Persons with Visual Impairments (G. A. Giannoumis, M. Ferati, U. Pandya, D. Krivonos, T. Pey)....Pages 135-145 Physical Barriers to Mobility of Stroke Patients in Rehabilitation Clinics (M. Kevdzija, G. Marquardt)....Pages 147-157 A Practical Tool for the Evaluation of Contrast (S. Danschutter, B. Deroisy)....Pages 159-168 Front Matter ....Pages 169-169 Breaking Down Barriers Between Undergraduate Computing Students and Users with Disabilities (Jonathan Lazar)....Pages 171-179 Improving Design Understanding of Inclusivity in Autonomous Vehicles: A Driver and Passenger Taskscape Approach (M. Strickfaden, P. M. Langdon)....Pages 181-193 The Role of Inclusive Design in Improving People’s Access to Treatment for Back Pain (Y. Liu, T. Dickerson, S. D. Waller, P. Waddingham, P. J. Clarkson)....Pages 195-206 Inclusivity Considerations for Fully Autonomous Vehicle User Interfaces (T. Amanatidis, P. M. Langdon, P. J. Clarkson)....Pages 207-214 At Home in the Hospital and Hospitalised at Home: Exploring Experiences of Cancer Care Environments (P. Jellema, M. Annemans, A. Heylighen)....Pages 215-226 Do Exergames Motivate Seniors to Exercise? Computer Graphics Impact (R. Alyami, H. Wei)....Pages 227-235 Front Matter ....Pages 237-237 On Becoming a Cyborg: A Reflection on Articulation Work, Embodiment, Agency and Ableism (Jennifer Ann Rode)....Pages 239-249 Breaking Well-Formed Opinions and Mindsets by Designing with People Living with Dementia (Paul A. Rodgers, E. Winton)....Pages 251-262 The Effect of Simulation in Large-Scale Data Collection—An Example of Password Policy Development (J. Chakraborty, N. Nguyen)....Pages 263-273 Education and Existing Knowledge of Architects in Germany About Accessibility and Building for the Older Generation (E. Rudolph, S. Kreiser)....Pages 275-284 Back Matter ....Pages 285-286