Search results for "Accessibility"
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Accesible co-creation tools for people with intellectual disabilities: working for and with end-users
2019
In a world defined by rapid change, the search for solutions to societal challenges has become more complex calling for new paradigms of innovation focused on collaborations with the community and users. Co-creation approaches in the design and production of a service or product can bring low-cost innovation and unique and personalized customer experiences leading to user acceptance of a product or service. Under a co-creation perspective, the participatory approach developed in the MINDInclusion project aims to improve the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities into public places and society by using a co-created online tool based on people with disabilities’ personal experienc…
Computer Vision Interaction for People with Severe Movement Restrictions
2006
In this paper we present the starting point of research in applying humancomputer interaction (HCI) techniques to help people with cerebral palsy to use computers via vision-based interaction. Our work includes the development and improvement of visionbased assistive technology, which was tested in experiments with cerebral palsy users. A brief review of current assistive technologies for severely physically impaired people and an explanation of the developed applications of such technologies are also presented. The final part of the paper describes the experimentation goals, process, and preliminary results. Future work directions are also indicated.
The mediation of subtitling in the narrative construction of migrant and/or marginalized stories
2020
Media products, cultures and the arts have recently been transformed by migration, and these cultural and aesthetic transformations have contributed to re-shaping identities, ethnicities, distant societies, and minority groups. The growing interest in migratory aesthetics has brought into representation marginalized subjectivities in ways that depart from migrant depictions in the conventional media (e.g., the news bulletins) and the oversimplified and manipulated stories of marginalization in networked mainstream platforms. Against the backdrop of narrative theory and accessibility as a new terrain of human rights practice, this study examines the subtitling activity of what I identify as …
The difficulties of adapting university teaching for students with disabilities : an analysis focussed on inclusive guidance
2012
The need for specific attention for the personal, social, academic and professional development of students with disabilities is a challenge that the university is committed to. Although significant progress has been made, promoted by an inclusive educational approach, there are still many difficulties faced by students to intergrate into university education. To advance a deeper understanding of the issues affecting these students, research has been conducted with a sample of 113 students with disabilities from different centers in the University of La Laguna (Spain). The results have highlighted, the lack of guidance and information regarding access to university courses, the need to impl…
Kohti saavutettavaa verkkopalvelua
2011
Verkkopalvelun saavutettavuus tarkoittaa sitä, että palvelu on kaikkien erilaisten käyttäjien helposti ja yhdenvertaisesti käytettävissä erilaisilla päätelaitteilla ja erilaisissa käyttötilanteissa. Tässä pro gradu -tutkimuksessa pyritään löytämään käytössä olevasta verkkopalvelusta saavutettavuuspuutteet. Korjaamalla löydetyt puutteet verkkopalvelu saavuttaa World Wide Web Consortiumin julkaiseman Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 -ohjeistuksen A-tason. Tutkimuksen kohteena on Finanssivalvonnan verkkopalvelu. Tutkimusmenetelmänä käytetään World Wide Web Consortiumin Web Access Initiative -työryhmän kehittämää kattavaa arviointia. Arviointi jakaantuu arvioinnin laajuuden määrittelyyn…
The "Film and Creative Engagement Project" : Audiovisual Accessibility and Telecollaboration
2020
ABSTRACT: Globalisation and the advancement of ICTs invite the development of learners’ strategies and communication skills in higher education to participate fully in digitally networked societies. This paper analyses the results of a pilot study which is part of Film and Creative Engagement (FaCE), a collaborative research project between Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), UK, and Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Laguna in Torreón, Mexico. There were two main aims: (1) to create a short project that was inspiring, stimulating and enjoyable that could be transferable to other high education institutions; and (2) to provide a training that cou…
Chemical Composition of Green Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Pods Extracts and Their Potential Exploitation as Ingredients in Nutraceutical Formulations
2021
Agro-industrial wastes contain a large number of important active compounds which can justify their use as innovative ingredients in nutraceutical products. This study aimed to provide a complete analysis of active molecules, namely (poly)phenols in pea pods water-based extracts, through a UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS methodology. Data showed that 5-caffeoylquinic acid, epicatechin, and hesperidin were the most relevant (poly)phenols found in the assayed extracts, with a mean value of 59.87, 29.46, and 19.94 mg/100 g, respectively. Furthermore, changes in antioxidant capacity and bioaccessibility of total phenolic compounds (TPC) after the simulated gastrointestinal (GI) process were performed usi…
A methodological approach exploiting modern techniques for forest road network planning
2016
A well-developed road network allows all forest activities, including wood harvesting, firefighting and recreational activities. However, forest road construction and maintenance involve economic and environmental costs. For these reasons, forest road network planning is a fundamental phase of forest management, maximising the benefits and reducing costs and impacts. Thanks to modern technologies in data collection both for terrestrial and forest characteristics, new methods and tools have been developed to improve and facilitate road planning. The aim of this study was the development of a Decision Support System for helping managers during forest road network planning, exploiting Multi-Cr…
In vitro evaluation of toxic effects, bioavailability and bioaccesibility of beauvericin, enniatins and fusaproliferin = Evaluación in vitro de los e…
2013
Los hongos de Fusarium pueden producir micotoxinas hexadepsipeptidicas, como beauvericina (BEA) y eniatinas (ENs) e isoprenoides como la fusaproliferina (FUS), las cuales se encuentran de forma natural en los alimentos y piensos. En las últimas décadas se han publicado datos, aunque escasos, sobre su toxicidad potencial en humanos y animales. Los objectivos de esta tesis fueron evaluar: los efectos citotóxicos de las FUS, BEA y ENs A, A1, B y B1 en células Caco-2, CHO-K1 y HT-29; los efectos citotóxicos de las ENs combinadas, la generación de especies reactivas de oxígeno (ROS) y la producción de peroxidación lipídica (LPO) tras exposición a FUS, BEA y ENs en las células Caco-2; la citoprot…
Vitesse, accessibilité et étalement urbain ; analyse et application à l'aire urbaine dijonnaise
2003
The set of themes of the city is approached primarily by the means of the residential density. This concept is analyzed from a purely conceptual point of view, then more theoretical (thus making use of rather traditional econometric models: Clark, Newling) for finally being applied to the agglomeration dijonnaise like with its urban surface. One releases the great urban structures thus revealing an intermediate city between the model monocentric and polycentric. The two components are analyzed successively starting from the concept of residential density. Taking as assumption that the cities are dynamic, the second stage is that of urban sprawl out. A first introductory approach attempts to…