Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

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• YUSUF AKEMOĞLU

The equality of access – accessibility – is difficult to quantify, define, or agree upon. Our previous work analysed the responses of web accessibility specialists in regard to a number of pre-defined definitions of accessibility. While uncovering much, this analysis did not allow us to quantify the communities’ under…

• YELİZ YILMAZ

Web accessibility means that disabled people can effectively perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the web. Web accessibility evaluation methods are needed to validate the accessibility of web pages. However, the role of subjectivity and of expertise in such methods is unknown and has not previously been s…

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) require that success criteria be tested by human inspection. Further, testability of WCAG 2.0 criteria is achieved if 80% of knowledgeable inspectors agree that the criteria has been met or not. In this paper we investigate the very core WCAG 2.0, being their ability…

OBJECTIVE: (NW) system to the traditional therapy influences occupational performance, balance, and daily living activities in children with spastic hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy (CP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study is a single-blind and randomized trial involving 24 children aged 6-14 years, classified as level…

BACKGROUND: Accessibility to public environment is the human right and basic need of each citizen and is one of the fundamental considerations for urban planning. PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to determine the compliance of public buildings in central business districts (CBD) of Istanbul, Turkey, to wheelchair acc…

• AYŞE NİLAY EVCİL

The purpose of this study is to understand opinions, experiences, and perceptions of special education teachers with educational technologies.This study is a part of a larger project that targets developing instructional materials for students with special needs, their teachers and parents.Needs analysis was conducted…

• KÜRŞAT ÇAĞILTAY
• ÖMER FARUK İSLİM

Purpose Shared interactive book reading (SIBR) is an evidence-based practice for young children who are typically developing and those with developmental disabilities or considered at risk for developmental delays. The purpose of this review was to provide a comprehensive examination of the evidence of using SIBR to f…

• YUSUF AKEMOĞLU

Manual accessibility evaluation plays an important role in validating the accessibility of Web pages. This role has become increasingly critical with the advent of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 and their reliance on user evaluation to validate certain conformance measures. However, the role of ex…

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• HAKAN TÜZÜN
• MERVE YILDIZ
• NİHAL MENZİ ÇETİN

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