Self-Determined Easy Access to Different Literacy Levels

Peter Heumader, Reinhard Koutny, Franz Pühretmair, Kerstin Matausch, Klaus Miesenberger

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Abstract

The aim of easy-to-read information is to present clear and easily understood texts appropriate for different target groups. Especially legislation and legal notifications are often hard to understand. The approach presented in this paper explains an app and its' underlying online system that enables users to read such information, adapted to their individual reading skills. The online system allows managing and translating complex information of notifications. It maps a three-step process of translation including stakeholders located at different institutions on a CMS, which provides information of scalable complexity in terms of language level and level of detail. Users can simple use an app for mobile devices to access this information. The app is used to identify documents with the built-in QR-code reader utilizing the back-facing camera of the smart device. After identification of this specific instance of the document, the app fetches the information, including personal data and presents it at the user-preferred language level. Privacy and security issues where considered as well as requirements necessary to ensure accessibly.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceeding DSAI 2016
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherACM
Pages175
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-4748-8
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NameICPS: ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Fields of science

  • 102 Computer Sciences
  • 102013 Human-computer interaction
  • 102014 Information design
  • 102015 Information systems
  • 102021 Pervasive computing
  • 102022 Software development
  • 102024 Usability research
  • 102026 Virtual reality
  • 102027 Web engineering
  • 502007 E-commerce
  • 506002 E-government
  • 509002 Disability studies
  • 602013 Sign language research
  • 202004 Brain-computer interface
  • 211902 Assistive technologies
  • 503008 E-learning
  • 302027 Hearing, voice and language disorders

JKU Focus areas

  • Computation in Informatics and Mathematics
  • Social Systems, Markets and Welfare States
  • Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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