Use of an agile bridge in the development of assistive technology

Suzanne Prior; Annalu Waller; Rolf Black; Thilo Kroll

doi:10.1145/2470654.2466210

Use of an agile bridge in the development of assistive technology

Suzanne Prior, Annalu Waller, Rolf Black, Thilo Kroll

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Abstract

Engaging with end users in the development of assistive technologies remains one of the major challenges for researchers and developers in the field of accessibility and HCI. Developing usable software systems for people with complex disabilities is problematic, software developers are wary of using user-centred design, one of the main methods by which usability can be improved, due to concerns about how best to work with adults with complex disabilities, in particular Severe Speech and Physical Impairments (SSPI) and how to involve them in research. This paper reports on how the adoption of an adapted agile approach involving the incorporation of a user advocate on the research team helped in meeting this challenge in one software project and offers suggestions for how this could be used by other development teams.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI '13
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Editors	Susanne Bødker, Steven Brewster, Patrick Baudisch, Michel Beaudouin-Lafon, Wendy E. Mackay
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	1579-1588
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781450318990
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2470654.2466210
Publication status	Published - 27 Apr 2013
Event	31st Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Changing Perspectives - Palais de Congrès de Paris, Paris, France Duration: 27 Apr 2013 → 2 May 2013 Conference number: 31st https://chi2013.acm.org/ http://chi2013.acm.org/

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Conference	31st Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Abbreviated title	CHI 2013
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	27/04/13 → 2/05/13
Internet address	https://chi2013.acm.org/ http://chi2013.acm.org/

Keywords

Severe Speech and Physical Impairments
Assistive technology
User centred design
Agile methodology

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Prior, S., Waller, A., Black, R., & Kroll, T. (2013). Use of an agile bridge in the development of assistive technology. In S. Bødker, S. Brewster, P. Baudisch, M. Beaudouin-Lafon, & W. E. Mackay (Eds.), CHI '13: proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1579-1588). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/2470654.2466210

Prior, Suzanne ; Waller, Annalu ; Black, Rolf et al. / Use of an agile bridge in the development of assistive technology. CHI '13: proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. editor / Susanne Bødker ; Steven Brewster ; Patrick Baudisch ; Michel Beaudouin-Lafon ; Wendy E. Mackay. New York : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2013. pp. 1579-1588

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Prior, S, Waller, A, Black, R & Kroll, T 2013, Use of an agile bridge in the development of assistive technology. in S Bødker, S Brewster, P Baudisch, M Beaudouin-Lafon & WE Mackay (eds), CHI '13: proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, pp. 1579-1588, 31st Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Paris, France, 27/04/13. https://doi.org/10.1145/2470654.2466210

Use of an agile bridge in the development of assistive technology. / Prior, Suzanne; Waller, Annalu; Black, Rolf et al.
CHI '13: proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ed. / Susanne Bødker; Steven Brewster; Patrick Baudisch; Michel Beaudouin-Lafon; Wendy E. Mackay. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2013. p. 1579-1588.

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