1. Mobile Virtual Campus
and
visually impaired students
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Open University of Catalonia
21-05-2012
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2. Interview + Test

3. Users
10 visually imparied students

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

5. Results
• 6/10 have smartphones

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

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

8. Exemple: to check whether there are
new messages in classroom forums
Word Forum New messages
placed on the indicator placed
left hand side of on the right hand
the screen of the screen

9. Exemple: to check whether there are
new messages in classroom forums
Students wih low
vision will usually
use the zoom to
enlarge the screen
and to browse
through the Mobile
Virtual Campus

10. Exemple: to check whether there are
new messages in classroom forums
They have to
scroll horizontally
from the left to the
right

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

12. The end
Thanks
Community Initiatives
Open University of Catalonia
prebaque@uoc.edu
21-05-2012