Collaborative Accessibility Assessments by Senior Citizens Using Smartphone Application ReAcTS (Real-world Accessibility Transaction System)
Collaborative Accessibility Assessments by Senior Citizens Using Smartphone Application ReAcTS (Real-world Accessibility Transaction System)
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老年人使用智能手机应用程序 ReAcTS（真实世界无障碍交易系统）进行协作无障碍评估
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10.1145/3192714.3192826
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2018
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Ifukube T.
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Miura T;Yabu K;Ogino R;Hiyama A;Hirose M;Ifukube T.
现实世界无障碍条件的快速改善使残疾人和老年人的流动性更大。然而，虽然市中心和旅游景点的可达性信息更新频繁，但郊区等地区的可达性状况的最新信息却很难快速获取，因为这类信息随着本地信息的升级而更新不频繁。另一方面，在老年人口较多的发达国家，65岁以上健康老年人参与志愿者活动的情况众所周知。在这方面，对这些老年人未探索过的地方的可达性评估进行协作，不仅可以有效收集当地的数据，还可以提高他们参与社会活动的意识和动力。在这项研究中，我们为包括老年人和青少年在内的志愿者提出了一个无障碍共享应用程序，以及一个有效记录现实世界条件的计划。特别是，我们开发了名为“现实世界无障碍交易系统（ReAcTS）”的智能手机应用程序，并与主要由老年人组成的志愿者团体合作举办共享无障碍信息的活动。
Rapid improvements in real-world accessibility conditions have enabled greater mobility of people with disabilities as well as senior citizens. However, while the accessibility information of downtown areas and sightseeing locations is frequently updated, the most recent information on accessibility conditions in areas such as suburbs is difficult to obtain quickly because of infrequent updates of this type of information along with local information upgrades. On the other hand, healthy seniors aged over 65 years are known to engage in volunteer activities in developed countries with a high population of the elderly. In this regard, collaborative work on the accessibility assessments of places unexplored by these senior citizens can enable not only the efficient data collection on local areas but also lead to increase in their awareness and motivation to participate in social activities. In this study, we propose an accessibility-sharing application for volunteers including seniors and youngsters along with a scheme to efficiently record real-world conditions. In particular, we develop a smartphone application named Real-world Accessibility Transaction System (ReAcTS), and we conduct events to share accessibility information in cooperation with volunteer groups mainly composed of senior citizens.