Accessibility on the mobile virtual campus

Mobile Virtual Campus andvisually impaired students Community Initiatives Open University of Catalonia 21-05-2012 Espai de paginació 2 / 25

Interview + Test

Users10 visually imparied students

Results• 6/10 have smartphones• 3/10 have iPads• 1/10 have ebook

Results• 6/10 have smartphones

Results• 6/10 have smartphones  4 access to the Mobile Virtual Campus

Results• Usability and accessibility problems• Exemple: bad user experience when students with low vision check whether they have new messages in classroom forums

Exemple: to check whether there arenew messages in classroom forumsWord Forum New messagesplaced on the indicator placedleft hand side of on the right handthe screen of the screen

Exemple: to check whether there arenew messages in classroom forumsStudents wih lowvision will usuallyuse the zoom toenlarge the screenand to browsethrough the MobileVirtual Campus

Exemple: to check whether there arenew messages in classroom forums They have to scroll horizontally from the left to the right

Exemple: to check whether there arenew messages in classroom forums During the scroll, students just find “emptiness”

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Accessibility on the mobile virtual campus

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