Moving towards inclusive design guidelines for socially and ethically aware HCI |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratory of Human-Computer Interaction for Special Needs, University of the Basque Country-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Manuel Lardizabal 1, E-20018 Donostia, Spain;2. Ergonomics and Safety Research Institute (ESRI), Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK, LE11 3TU;1. Children''s Outcomes Research Program , Children''s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO;2. Department of Pediatrics , Colorado School of Public Health , Colorado Health Outcomes Program , University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO;3. National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention , National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA;4. Division of General Internal Medicine , Denver Health, Denver, CO;1. Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, 100 S. Los Robles, 2nd Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA;2. Regional Nursing Research Program, Kaiser Permanente, Southern California, 393 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA 91188, USA;3. UCLA Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research, UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, Fielding School of Public Health and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, 650 Charles Young Drive South, A2-125 CHS, Box 956900, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6900, USA;1. Centre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, R070 Medical Rehabilitation Building, 771 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0T6, Canada;2. Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, IT Park, #1–4, 5th Floor, Rajajinagar Industrial Area, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, 560044, India;3. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, 543 Basic Medical Sciences Building, 745 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0J9, Canada;4. Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, S113 Medical Services Building, 750 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W3, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Most people acknowledge that personal computers have enormously enhanced the autonomy and communication capacity of people with special needs. The key factor for accessibility to these opportunities is the adequate design of the user interface which, consequently, has a high impact on the social lives of users with disabilities.The design of universally accessible interfaces has a positive effect over the socialisation of people with disabilities. People with sensory disabilities can profit from computers as a way of personal direct and remote communication. Personal computers can also assist people with severe motor impairments to manipulate their environment and to enhance their mobility by means of, for example, smart wheelchairs. In this way they can become more socially active and productive. Accessible interfaces have become so indispensable for personal autonomy and social inclusion that in several countries special legislation protects people from ‘digital exclusion’.To apply this legislation, inexperienced HCI designers can experience difficulties. They would greatly benefit from inclusive design guidelines in order to be able to implement the ‘design for all’ philosophy. In addition, they need clear criteria to avoid negative social and ethical impact on users. This paper analyses the benefits of the use of inclusive design guidelines in order to facilitate a universal design focus so that social exclusion is avoided. In addition, the need for ethical and social guidelines in order to avoid undesirable side effects for users is discussed. Finally, some preliminary examples of socially and ethically aware guidelines are proposed. |
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