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Accessible Knowledge—Knowledge on Accessibility [PDF]
Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2015 Although serious efforts are made internationally and nationally, it is a slow process to make our physical environment accessible. In the actual design process, architects play a major role. But what kinds of knowledge– including research-based knowledge – do practicing architects make use of when designing accessible environments?
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Transactions in GIS, 2013 AbstractThis study uses accessibility as a performance measure to evaluate a matrix of future land use and network scenarios for planning purposes. The concept of accessibility dates to the 1950s, but this type of application to transportation planning is new.
Anderson, Paul +2 more
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Propelling load of an attendant propelled wheelchair in ascending and descending
Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 2015 This study investigated propelling the attendant-propelled wheelchair on a level surface and up slopes, as well as pulling on the wheelchair while descending slopes, with varying resistive loads caused by the slopes and also by changing the weight of the
Tatsuto SUZUKI +5 more
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Frontiers in Computer Science, 2023 Maturity models are increasingly used to advance the processes of organizations, including Higher Education Institutions. In this paper, we review existing maturity models to analyze and optimize the accessibility of organizations.
Nadine Auer +10 more
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Tight Data Access Bounds for Private Top-$k$ Selection [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 We study the top-$k$ selection problem under the differential privacy model: $m$ items are rated according to votes of a set of clients. We consider a setting in which algorithms can retrieve data via a sequence of accesses, each either a random access or a sorted access; the goal is to minimize the total number of data accesses. Our algorithm requires
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Communication with face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic for adults with hearing loss
Cognitive Research, 2022 Face masks have become common protective measures in community and workplace environments to help reduce the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Face masks can make it difficult to hear and understand speech,
Brenda T. Poon, Lorienne M. Jenstad
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Accessibility - Introduction to Accessibility
, 2022 Accessibility - Introduction to Accessibility A short introduction to disability, accessibility terms, and statistics, design types.
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Communicating Access, Accessing Communication (Dispatch)
Studies in Social Justice, 2021 <p>[Introduction:] "In January 2019, the School of Disability Studies at Ryerson University cohosted the Cripping the Arts Symposium, which brought together artists, activists, and academics from across Canada to share in discussions and performances directed at surfacing dialogue and debate critical to the development of disability, Deaf, and ...
Eliza Chandler +2 more
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Accessibility in Software Practice: A Practitioner's Perspective [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Being able to access software in daily life is vital for everyone, and thus accessibility is a fundamental challenge for software development. However, given the number of accessibility issues reported by many users, e.g., in app reviews, it is not clear if accessibility is widely integrated into current software projects and how software projects ...
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Safe transport of children with disabilities and medical conditions: Caregiver experiences
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2023 Background Road vehicle transportation is essential to support community access and participation for all children. However, little is known about the transport patterns of children with disabilities and medical conditions and their caregivers ...
Melissa H. Black +8 more
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