User Interfaces for All Developing Interfaces for Diverse各种开发接口的用户界面.pptVIP

Universal Access in the Information Society: Achievements, Challenges and Promises Constantine Stephanidis Institute of Computer Science Foundation for Research and Technology-HellasHeraklion, Crete, Greecee-mail: cs@ics.forth.gr Department of Computer ScienceUniversity of Crete Overview Universal Access in the Information Society User Interfaces for All Policy initiatives, standardisation, legislation A roadmap towards an Information Society for All Conclusions The Information Society Towards an Information Society Technological paradigm shift Characteristics of a changing paradigm interaction-intensive collaboration intensive group-centred distributed (across the Global Internet) Critical trends Challenges in the Information Society The Information Society has the potential to improve the quality of life of citizens, the efficiency of our social and economic organisation and to reinforce cohesion. But also, May lead to the creation of a two-tier society of “have” and “have-nots”, in which only a part of the population has access to the new technology, is comfortable using it and can fully enjoy the benefits. There is a danger that ordinary citizens may reject the new information culture and its instruments. Acceptability of Information Society Technologies Acceptability of the emerging Information Society by all citizens ultimately depends on the accessibility and usability of the associated technologies. Therefore, it is important : to develop high quality user interfaces, accessible and usable by a diverse user population with different abilities, skills, requirements and preferences, in a variety of contexts of use, and through a variety of interaction technologies. Users and context of use Interaction platforms: beyond the desktop shift towards non-desktop support systems mobile and wearable devices information and communication support essential system characteristics intuitive, multi-modal interaction tailorability / self-adaptation intellige