2012, vol. 2, núm. 2

Summary

  • Mouse for computer control from the joystick of the wheelchair 

    Casas Nebra, Roberto José; Quílez Figuerola, Marcos; Hornero Ocaña, Gemma; Romero, Borja; Romero, Carlos; Domingo, Sergio; Atarés, Antonio; Costa, Joaquín; Casas Piedrafita, Óscar (Càtedra d'Accessibilitat (CATAC), 2012)
    Article
    Open Access
    Becoming autonomous is one of the biggest challenges for many people with disabilities. Increasing their autonomy usually involves the use of a wheelchair and any kind of digital assistant, such as a computer or a tablet, ...

  • Classification and checking model of pedestrian crossing 

    Delgado Méndez, Luis; Moral Ávila, Consuelo del; Valverde Espinosa, Ignacio; Valverde Palacios, Ignacio (Càtedra d'Accessibilitat (CATAC), 2012)
    Article
    Open Access
    The requirements demanded for pedestrian crossings, as the meeting point of pedestrian and vehicle traffic, are becoming more and more numerous and to guarantee that they are understandable, employable and feasible for all ...

  • Subtitled video tutorials, an accessible teaching material 

    Bengochea, Luis; Budia, Flor (Càtedra d'Accessibilitat (CATAC), 2012)
    Article
    Open Access
    The use of short-lived audio-visual tutorials constitutes an educational resource very attractive for young students, widely familiar with this type of format similar to YouTube clips. Considered as "learning pills", these ...

  • Educational e-inclusion for students with severe motor difficulties 

    Manresa-Yee, Cristina; Jordi Muntaner, Joan; Sanz, Cecilia (Càtedra d'Accessibilitat (CATAC), 2012)
    Article
    Open Access
    The purposes of educational e-inclusion are fairness, equality and quality in the educational processes and offering the benefits of ICTs to all students. The impossibility of using computers or accessing the Internet ...

  • Accessibility and readability of university websites in Finland 

    Karhu, Markku; Hilera, Jose R.; Fernández, Luis; Ríos, Ricardo (Càtedra d'Accessibilitat (CATAC), 2012)
    Article
    Open Access
    This article describes a study conducted by the authors to evaluate the accessibility and readability of the contents of the Web sites of seven universities in Finland. The accessibility assessment has been carried out to ...