Requirements Engineering for People with Cognitive Disabilities: Exploring New Ways for Peer-Researchers and Developers to Cooperate

Digital technologies can improve the daily lives of people with cognitive disabilities, allowing them to participate and communicate in society. However the success of a technical product depends not only on the price or lifespan, but also on its user experience. To ensure user satisfaction when creating new technology or products, it is necessary to know their needs. This article presents methods of requirements analysis and elicitation for digital participation together with people with cognitive impairments.

Focus: Methods or Design

Source: ICCHP 2018

Redability: Expert

Type: PDF Article

Open Source: Yes

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Keywords: Human-machine interaction, R&D, e-Inclusion, Accessibility UCD, Cognitive disabilities

Learn Tags: Design/Methods Disability Inclusive Practice

Summary: A research paper that stresses the importance of developing the user experience for new digital technologies through collaboration with their users, who, in this case, are people with cognitive disabilities.