开发可访问的语音技术,以帮助患有脱节性言语障碍的用户
Elizabeth Howarth1, Geena Vabulas1, Sean Connolly1
1Project Coordination, Karten Network, London, UK.
Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA
|March 27, 2024
概括
Voiceitt应用程序增强了发言障碍症患者的沟通能力. 用户反推动了这种辅助技术的显著改进,提高了可访问性和可用性.
科学领域:
- 辅助技术 辅助技术 辅助技术
- 人与计算机的交互
- 语音语言病理学 语言病理学
背景情况:
- 患有脱节性言语障碍的个体通常在语音沟通和访问语音驱动技术方面面临挑战.
- Voiceitt应用程序旨在通过为非典型的语音模式提供解决方案来弥合这一差距.
研究的目的:
- 评估Voiceitt应用程序的有效性,并从发言障碍患者中收集用户反.
- 确定用户主导的用例,并为软件开发提供信息,以改善可访问性.
主要方法:
- 招募了66名患有多种障碍的参与者,包括失节性言语.
- 员工在三个月的时间里进行用户主导的测试,并获得持续的远程和面对面的支持.
- 通过半结构面试和非正式道收集反,适应个人需求.
主要成果:
- 用户反直接影响了应用程序的改进,包括更快的语音培训和简化导航.
- 基于用户输入,引入了游戏风格元素和交换机访问等新功能.
- 该研究表明,在商业软件开发中,成功与各种残疾用户进行了接触.
结论:
- 与残疾用户进行有意义的接触对于开发有效的辅助技术至关重要.
- 以用户为中心的设计原则导致了Voiceitt应用程序的功能和用户体验的显著改进.
- 本案例研究突出了在辅助技术开发中包容性共同设计的模式.
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