Toward accessible health and fitness tracking for people with mobility impairments
Toward accessible health and fitness tracking for people with mobility impairments
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为行动不便的人提供方便的健康和健身追踪
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2016
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Leah Findlater
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Meethu Malu;Leah Findlater
在过去的十年里，电子健康和健身跟踪器受到了极大的关注，从新的移动和可穿戴技术到潜在的健康影响评估。然而，行动不便的人可能无法接触到这些追踪器，对他们来说，跑步、步行或爬楼梯等活动可能很困难或不可能。为了调查可穿戴跟踪设备和移动应用的可及性，我们对14名患有一系列行动障碍的参与者进行了一项研究。这项研究包括一次面谈，对两款现成的可穿戴设备进行评估，以及一项参与式设计活动，然后对一款移动健身应用程序进行为期一周的现场评估(有8名参与者选择加入)。我们的发现突出了现有跟踪技术普遍存在的可及性挑战，并为设计更具包容性的解决方案提供了启示。
Electronic health and fitness trackers have received substantial attention over the past decade, from new mobile and wearable technologies to evaluations of potential health impacts. These trackers, however, may not be accessible to people with mobility impairments, for whom activities such as running, walking, or climbing stairs can be difficult or impossible. To investigate the accessibility of wearable tracking devices and mobile apps, we conducted a study with 14 participants with a range of mobility impairments. The study included an in-person interview, evaluation of two off-the-shelf wearable devices, and a participatory design activity, followed by an optional week-long field evaluation of a mobile fitness app (to which 8 participants opted in). Our findings highlight widespread accessibility challenges with existing tracking technologies and provide implications for designing more inclusive solutions.