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Issue title: The Role of Consumers in R & D
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Poulson, David; * | Richardson, Simon
Affiliations: HUSAT Research Institute, The Elms, Elms Grove, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 1RG, UK
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author, Tel.: 0044 1509 611088; fax: 0044 1509 234651; e-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: This paper provides an overview to the concepts of user centred design and usability engineering, and shows how these concepts have been applied to develop a user centred design methodology called USERfit for the assistive technology (AT) sector. AT is defined by its markets and is targeted mainly at people who have disabilities. Its objectives are to support independent living, improve the quality of life and facilitate social integration. This paper illustrates the similarities and differences between AT and mainstream information technology design, and reveals the synergy between the two sectors. The paper draws extensively on the work of the TIDE (Telematic Applications for the Integration of the Disabled and Elderly) funded USER project which developed the USERfit handbook of tools, methods and techniques to facilitate user centred design in the European AT sector.
Keywords: User centred design, Methodology, usability and assistive technology, Usability engineering
DOI: 10.3233/TAD-1998-9307
Journal: Technology and Disability, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 163-171, 1998
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