Adapting web menus to mobile devices for Elderly interactions

Author(s)

Antonelli, Humberto Lidio ; Watanabe, Willian Massami ; de Mattos Fortes, Renata Pontin ; ACM

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENHANCING ACCESSIBILITY AND FIGHTING INFO-EXCLUSION (DSAI 2018); v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2018-01-01.

Abstract

The Web portability is a usually wished feature and, due to the recent dissemination of mobile devices such as smartphones, it motivated the development of methods to adapt web content to many kinds of interfaces. However, an increasing diversity of user profiles can be observed consuming Web resources. The elderly, as part of this diverse group of users, face barriers that hinder their access to applications and Web content in general. This paper presents a web content adaptation strategy for mobile devices, and in particular, the interaction by the elderly with menu Widget, generated by a tool, Adapte-me!, is analysed. A Case Study to evaluate this strategy was produced, and the results demonstrated that participants performed better while using the menu Widget generated by the tool. Furthermore, all participants showed increased satisfaction interacting with the adapted menu Widget, since they all managed to successfully conclude all assigned tasks during the Case Study. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/24525-0 - Interactive web applications: continuous evaluations for promoting internet access and use for all
• Grantee: Renata Pontin de Mattos Fortes
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 13/23966-8 - Navigation menus in Web applications for mobile devices: issues of access and usability
• Grantee: Humberto Lidio Antonelli
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master