Human Factors and the Digital Home

Human Factors and the Digital Home

“Communication impairment is not a barrier to the digital society.”

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eWorld Environment

Within last 10 years the Internet changed from being a information and communication channel for the research community to being a channel for all.

The key drivers World Wide Web Instant Messaging Synchronous Communication Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Transactions

Communities of Users

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Barriers to Accessibility

Equipment

OperationNetwork

Service

Content

Context

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An Example: Key Issue

The eWorld is text based … Many people with communication

impairments use signs & symbols

So what is needed is a transduction system between symbols and texts

This must be a standards based solution

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Concept Coding - why is it needed?…the E-mail interchange problem:

Webmail

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What is Concept Coding ?

Concept #1 – “I” (en), “jag” (sv),

Concept #2 – “like” (en), “gillar” (sv),

Concept #3 – “coffee” (en), “kaffe” (sv),

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Bliss representation of a web page news item

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PCS representation of a web page news item

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Concept Coding Framework (3)

CCF – a first view:CCF CCF

Assisted Technologies(Proprietary)

AssistiveDatabase

AssistiveOntology

Complementary Reference

Onotology (CRO)

Concept Code Definitions (CCD)

Base Reference

Ontology (BRO)

CCF Bridge Assistive BridgeWordNet

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Concept Coding Framework (4)

CCF – a second view:

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Implementation

Based on Semantic Web technologies Defined as part of the semantic web

standardisation process

Open Source

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Conclusion

Standards have a crucial role to play in enabling integration in the eWorld