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COMMUNALLY PRODUCED
CULTURAL SERVICES’
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION BY
USING SMARTPHONE AND APPS
Merja Saarela,
Häme University
of Applied
Sciences
NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
1. BACKGROUND
• An accessible cultural site offers everyone an opportunity
to take part and to gain new experiences. A welcoming,
open attitude to diversity and awareness of diverse
audiences is required during all stages of service
planning, financing and production.
• In Finland, as a part of Culture for All Act, The Education
and Culture Ministry reccommends public officers to
evaluate public services’ accessibility every 3-5 years.
• Despite the recommendation, according to people with
disabilities, the most important accessibility information is
very hard to find.
NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
2. PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT
• To make it possible for the community of people with
disabilities to produce and share them selves openly the
servces’ accessibility information needed.
• To develope a new mobile based method to produce
accessibility information.
• PILOTING (15.8.-31.12.2013):
1. participation and communally produced information,
2. using smartphones and mobile Apps,
3. Crowdsourcing,
4. interactivity and co-creation,
5. Service design methods.
NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
3. GROUP OF INFORMANTS
Voluntary people from local Visually impaired people’s
Society of Kanta-Häme and local Invalid people’s Society
of Kanta-Häme were asked to join informants group:
• 3 physically disabled people, aged 20 - 40 years
• 3 visually impaired people, aged 45 - 60 years
4. PILOT’S CULTURE SITES
Verkatehdas Culture and Congress Centre, Hämeenlinna:
• Hämeenlinna Concert hall
• Hämeenlinna Art Museum
• Bio Rex Cinema
NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
5. EQUIPMENTS AND DATA
COLLECTING
• Informants learned to use smartphones (iPhone5) with
mobile Apps and produced cultural services’ accessibility
tips. Smartphones were sponsored by Elisa Oyj.
• Apps we used: Google, Foursquare, BlindSquare,
MBraille, Tap tap see, Dragon dictation.
• Tips accumulates on service providers webpages, and
were thus visible and accessible to all service users on
webpages, and for all Foursquare and BlindSquare users.
A service provider or service user was able to interact and
comment on left tips, or create tip of their own.
NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
Tips on an www-page
6. DATAANALYZINGACCORDING TO
INFORMANT’S SERVICE PATH AND TIPS
NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
Bio
Rex
Communication
and information
nettisivut: selkeys, fontti,
helppokäyttöisyys
Becoming site
parkkeeraus, opasteet,
ulkovalaistus, ovet, naulakot,
tavaroiden säilytys
Interiors
ovet, kynnykset, WC:t, hissit,
kulkureitit, kulkuopasteet,
valaistus, liukuesteet..
Services
vastaanottotiskin korkeus,
maksutapa, lipun netistä
ostaminen..
Movie theater
tilaa invamopolle, ergonomia,
tekstitysten fontti
Art experiences
Elokuvan elämyksellisyys
�
+ selkeät nettisivut, kaikki
tarvittava löytyy helposti
+ käytävillä on tilaa
+ valaistus ja opasteet ovat
hyvät
+ avulias, palvelualtis ja
ystävällinen henkilökunta
+ avustajana toiminut henkilö
pääsi elokuviin ilmaiseksi
+ maksupäätteessä on jonkin
verran johtoa, joten
vastaanottovirkailija voi pitää
sitä alempana, mutta
tunnusluvun peittäminen ei
onnistu
+ tilaa jättää invamopo rappusten
eteen elokuvasalissa
+ Hobitti II oli upea
kokemus 3D-elokuvana.
+ Bio Rexin palvelua on
pakko kehua. Henkilökunta
on avulias ja asiantuntevaa
myös saavutettavuus
näkökulman osalta.
+ Siistit, lämpimät salit.
Loistava ääni-ja kuva.
�
- nettisivuilla ei näy, mikä esitys
on meneillään/ mikä alkaa
seuraavaksi
- aukioloajat voisi näkyä
paremmin
- nettisivun kuvista puuttuu
kuvaukset - ei toimi
ruudunlukijalla
(Näkövammaisilla on viikoittain
ilmestyvä Näkökantti- äänilehti,
mihin nämä ja monet muut
menovinkit on luettu.)
- ei ole itsestäänaukeavia
ovia
- kulmikkaat rotvallinreunat
haasteelliset - tarvitsee toisen
henkilön apua niiden
ylittämiseen
- kynnyksiä sisäänmentäessä
olisi hyvä pyöristää
- parkkipaikan suunnat
hämärät, ei tiedä mistä
poistutaan parkkialueelta
- ulkovalaistus hämärä, mutta
tyydyttävä
- epäselvät parkkimaksut, ei
selkeästi löydettävissä
parkkipaikalta
- hankalaa kun pitää painaa
oven aukaisu- nappia, jos
haluaa myöhään pois
rakennuksesta. Nappi on
vähän piilossa ja ohjeet liian
pienellä fontilla
- raskautetut vessan ovet
vaikeat. Jousitusta, joka
vetää vessan oven kiinni ei
tarvittaisi, jos ovessa olisi
saranapuolella n. 10 cm
ovenkahvaa alempana
vetokahva.
- invamopolla asioidessa on
päästävä myyntitiskiin
nähden sivuttain, jotta yltää
maksupäätteeseen. Muut
asiakkaat saattavat luulla,
että etuilee jonossa
- ei ole porrashissiä
- invapaikkoja on vain alarivissä,
pyörätuolilla ei pääse ylemmille
riveille
- elokuvasalissa tavallisella paikalla
istuessa jäin kaipaamaan jalkojen
alle jotakin koroketta, jotta olisin
voinut istua rennosti ja välttää
valumisen tunnetta. Pitkän elokuvan
jälkeen selkä tuli kipeäksi
- pyörätuolipaikalla puolestaan
kipeytyivät niskat pitkäkestoisesta
ylöspäin tuijottelusta
- vaikea hahmottaa, mistä ovesta
poistutaan WC: hen kesken
näytöksen. WC vähän liian kaukana
salista
- lukihäiriöistä haittaa ruotsinkieliset
tekstit suomenkielisten alapuolella
- liian kapeat penkit, käsinojista saa
tapella
7. MOBILE BASED MODEL FOR ACCESSIBILITY
INFORMATION PRODUCTION
NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
8. CONCLUSIONS
1. The method is simple, easy to use and in many ways useful.
2. The method encourages and broadens possibilities of people
with disabilities to participate society’s activities as active
citizens. There is evidence that people's engagement with
their community enhances their feeling of wellbeing and
forges stronger community spirit.
3. Method enables creation of personal networks, which are
particularly important in supporting the integration of people
with disabilities into the wider community, feel secure, and to
make friends.
4. Accessibility tips will provide more information about the local
area services that are accessible and has proved to be worth
visiting.

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Communally produced cultural services' accessibility information by using smartphone and apps

  • 1. COMMUNALLY PRODUCED CULTURAL SERVICES’ ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION BY USING SMARTPHONE AND APPS Merja Saarela, Häme University of Applied Sciences NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
  • 2. 1. BACKGROUND • An accessible cultural site offers everyone an opportunity to take part and to gain new experiences. A welcoming, open attitude to diversity and awareness of diverse audiences is required during all stages of service planning, financing and production. • In Finland, as a part of Culture for All Act, The Education and Culture Ministry reccommends public officers to evaluate public services’ accessibility every 3-5 years. • Despite the recommendation, according to people with disabilities, the most important accessibility information is very hard to find. NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
  • 3. 2. PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT • To make it possible for the community of people with disabilities to produce and share them selves openly the servces’ accessibility information needed. • To develope a new mobile based method to produce accessibility information. • PILOTING (15.8.-31.12.2013): 1. participation and communally produced information, 2. using smartphones and mobile Apps, 3. Crowdsourcing, 4. interactivity and co-creation, 5. Service design methods. NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
  • 4. 3. GROUP OF INFORMANTS Voluntary people from local Visually impaired people’s Society of Kanta-Häme and local Invalid people’s Society of Kanta-Häme were asked to join informants group: • 3 physically disabled people, aged 20 - 40 years • 3 visually impaired people, aged 45 - 60 years 4. PILOT’S CULTURE SITES Verkatehdas Culture and Congress Centre, Hämeenlinna: • Hämeenlinna Concert hall • Hämeenlinna Art Museum • Bio Rex Cinema NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
  • 5. 5. EQUIPMENTS AND DATA COLLECTING • Informants learned to use smartphones (iPhone5) with mobile Apps and produced cultural services’ accessibility tips. Smartphones were sponsored by Elisa Oyj. • Apps we used: Google, Foursquare, BlindSquare, MBraille, Tap tap see, Dragon dictation. • Tips accumulates on service providers webpages, and were thus visible and accessible to all service users on webpages, and for all Foursquare and BlindSquare users. A service provider or service user was able to interact and comment on left tips, or create tip of their own. NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
  • 6. Tips on an www-page
  • 7. 6. DATAANALYZINGACCORDING TO INFORMANT’S SERVICE PATH AND TIPS NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen Bio Rex Communication and information nettisivut: selkeys, fontti, helppokäyttöisyys Becoming site parkkeeraus, opasteet, ulkovalaistus, ovet, naulakot, tavaroiden säilytys Interiors ovet, kynnykset, WC:t, hissit, kulkureitit, kulkuopasteet, valaistus, liukuesteet.. Services vastaanottotiskin korkeus, maksutapa, lipun netistä ostaminen.. Movie theater tilaa invamopolle, ergonomia, tekstitysten fontti Art experiences Elokuvan elämyksellisyys � + selkeät nettisivut, kaikki tarvittava löytyy helposti + käytävillä on tilaa + valaistus ja opasteet ovat hyvät + avulias, palvelualtis ja ystävällinen henkilökunta + avustajana toiminut henkilö pääsi elokuviin ilmaiseksi + maksupäätteessä on jonkin verran johtoa, joten vastaanottovirkailija voi pitää sitä alempana, mutta tunnusluvun peittäminen ei onnistu + tilaa jättää invamopo rappusten eteen elokuvasalissa + Hobitti II oli upea kokemus 3D-elokuvana. + Bio Rexin palvelua on pakko kehua. Henkilökunta on avulias ja asiantuntevaa myös saavutettavuus näkökulman osalta. + Siistit, lämpimät salit. Loistava ääni-ja kuva. � - nettisivuilla ei näy, mikä esitys on meneillään/ mikä alkaa seuraavaksi - aukioloajat voisi näkyä paremmin - nettisivun kuvista puuttuu kuvaukset - ei toimi ruudunlukijalla (Näkövammaisilla on viikoittain ilmestyvä Näkökantti- äänilehti, mihin nämä ja monet muut menovinkit on luettu.) - ei ole itsestäänaukeavia ovia - kulmikkaat rotvallinreunat haasteelliset - tarvitsee toisen henkilön apua niiden ylittämiseen - kynnyksiä sisäänmentäessä olisi hyvä pyöristää - parkkipaikan suunnat hämärät, ei tiedä mistä poistutaan parkkialueelta - ulkovalaistus hämärä, mutta tyydyttävä - epäselvät parkkimaksut, ei selkeästi löydettävissä parkkipaikalta - hankalaa kun pitää painaa oven aukaisu- nappia, jos haluaa myöhään pois rakennuksesta. Nappi on vähän piilossa ja ohjeet liian pienellä fontilla - raskautetut vessan ovet vaikeat. Jousitusta, joka vetää vessan oven kiinni ei tarvittaisi, jos ovessa olisi saranapuolella n. 10 cm ovenkahvaa alempana vetokahva. - invamopolla asioidessa on päästävä myyntitiskiin nähden sivuttain, jotta yltää maksupäätteeseen. Muut asiakkaat saattavat luulla, että etuilee jonossa - ei ole porrashissiä - invapaikkoja on vain alarivissä, pyörätuolilla ei pääse ylemmille riveille - elokuvasalissa tavallisella paikalla istuessa jäin kaipaamaan jalkojen alle jotakin koroketta, jotta olisin voinut istua rennosti ja välttää valumisen tunnetta. Pitkän elokuvan jälkeen selkä tuli kipeäksi - pyörätuolipaikalla puolestaan kipeytyivät niskat pitkäkestoisesta ylöspäin tuijottelusta - vaikea hahmottaa, mistä ovesta poistutaan WC: hen kesken näytöksen. WC vähän liian kaukana salista - lukihäiriöistä haittaa ruotsinkieliset tekstit suomenkielisten alapuolella - liian kapeat penkit, käsinojista saa tapella
  • 8. 7. MOBILE BASED MODEL FOR ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION PRODUCTION NNDR 6.-8.5.2015, Bergen
  • 9. 8. CONCLUSIONS 1. The method is simple, easy to use and in many ways useful. 2. The method encourages and broadens possibilities of people with disabilities to participate society’s activities as active citizens. There is evidence that people's engagement with their community enhances their feeling of wellbeing and forges stronger community spirit. 3. Method enables creation of personal networks, which are particularly important in supporting the integration of people with disabilities into the wider community, feel secure, and to make friends. 4. Accessibility tips will provide more information about the local area services that are accessible and has proved to be worth visiting.