An inclusive digital economy supporting older and disabled people and other digitally disenfranchised groups

支持老年人、残疾人和其他被数字化剥夺权利的群体的包容性数字经济

• 批准号: EP/G002118/1
• 负责人: Alan Newell
• 金额: $ 26.85万
• 依托单位: University of Dundee
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2008 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FG002118%2F1
• 关键词: inclusive; digital; economy; supporting; older

This cluster brings together a multi-disciplinary team with track records in developing computer systems for older and disabled people, and other digitally disenfranchised groups, and in developing methods to ensure the accessibility of I.T. systems. The cluster will survey both the literature and the current commercial practice in this area, and institute a number of specific pilot research projects / these will include focus groups with users which will be used to discuss the challenges which a digital economy will present to them. There will also be mixed focus groups of users and designers / these have been found to be particularly useful in requirements gathering and awareness raising where users are older people. We will be conducting pilot research into the development of social networking sites as methods for encouraging older and disabled people to be part of the Digital Economy, and the challenges and the possibilities of multi-modal interfaces and pervasive technology for this group of users. In addition we will be investigating the development of an ontology of disabilities with specific reference to the challenges these provide to designers and policy makers within the digital economy.The major activities of the network will be based on open meetings of the cluster: specific meetings will be used to (a) scope the research, (b) develop links with the proposed Usability Cluster, (c) review the national and international research in the field, (d) assess the impact of inclusivity on the work of the other clusters, (e) develop plans to respond to the challenges raised in the previous workshops, and (f) determine future research in this area. The series of meetings will culminate in an open public meeting which will present the conclusions of the clusters activities. This conference will include a live theatre event which will highlight the important issues which have emerged during our deliberations.As this cluster is cross cutting, members of the cluster will attend meetings of the other clusters, both to raise the issue of inclusivity within those clusters and to ensure that inclusive cluster addresses the challenges highlighted by these other clusters. Clearly links with the proposed usability cluster will be particularly important and, as indicated above, a specific joint meeting is proposed with this cluster.A number of other networks and groups of people are working in the field of digital inclusivity. Formal links will be made with these organisations, and their mailing lists used to publicise the work of this cluster. In order to set the deliberations of the cluster in context with international research, members of the cluster will be encouraged to attend international conferences in the field. A major challenge the cluster will address is changing attitudes of designers, policy makers and other stakeholders in the Digital Economy. There is significant evidence that traditional standards and guidelines and best practice are not very effective as a way of encouraging designers and other stakeholders to really understand and be empathetic to the characteristics, needs and wants of older and disabled people. We will use professional theatre, both live events and professionally produced videos to present the challenges older people have in using digital systems. Research by members of the cluster has shown that these techniques are a very powerful way of requirements gathering with older people and of raising awareness amongst designers both in an educational and international conference settings. This particular aspect of the work of the cluster will expand the knowledge of the use, and the increase awareness, of these techniques. The videos produced will provide a lasting and permanent educational tool for digital technology designers, and other stakeholders in the Digital Economy, as well as provide pointers to future use of these powerful educational techniques.

这一分组汇集了一个多学科小组，他们在为老年人和残疾人以及其他被数字剥夺公民权的群体开发计算机系统方面有过往记录，并在制定确保信息技术系统无障碍使用的方法方面有良好记录。该专题组将调查这一领域的文献和目前的商业实践，并制定一些具体的试点研究项目/这些项目将包括与用户的重点小组，这些小组将被用来讨论数字经济将给他们带来的挑战。还将有混合的用户和设计者重点小组/在用户是老年人的情况下收集需求和提高认识方面特别有用。我们将对社交网站的发展进行试点研究，以鼓励老年人和残疾人成为数字经济的一部分，以及为这一群体的用户提供多模式界面和普及技术的挑战和可能性。此外，我们还将调查残疾本体论的发展情况，具体参考这些问题给数字经济中的设计者和政策制定者带来的挑战。该网络的主要活动将以该专题组的公开会议为基础：(A)确定研究范围，(B)发展与拟议的可用性专题组的联系，(C)审查该领域的国内和国际研究，(D)评估包容性对其他专题组工作的影响，(E)制定计划，应对前几次讲习班中提出的挑战，以及(F)确定这一领域的未来研究。一系列会议的最终结果将是一次公开会议，会上将介绍分组活动的结论。这次会议将包括一场实况转播活动，突出我们审议期间出现的重要问题。由于这一专题组是贯穿各领域的，专题组成员将出席其他专题组的会议，以提出这些专题组内的包容性问题，并确保包容性专题组应对这些其他专题组所强调的挑战。显然，与拟议的可用性分组的联系将特别重要，如上所述，提议与该分组举行一次具体的联席会议。其他一些网络和群体正在数字包容性领域开展工作。将与这些组织建立正式联系，并使用它们的邮寄名单来宣传这一小组的工作。为了使专题组的审议工作与国际研究相结合，将鼓励专题组成员参加该领域的国际会议。该集群将应对的一个主要挑战是改变设计师、政策制定者和数字经济中其他利益相关者的态度。有大量证据表明，传统的标准、准则和最佳做法在鼓励设计师和其他利益攸关方真正理解和理解老年人和残疾人的特征、需求和需求方面并不是非常有效。我们将使用专业的剧院，包括现场活动和专业制作的视频，来展示老年人在使用数字系统方面面临的挑战。集群成员的研究表明，这些技术是一种非常有效的方式，可以收集老年人的需求，并在教育和国际会议环境中提高设计师的意识。专题组工作的这一具体方面将扩大关于使用这些技术的知识，并提高对这些技术的认识。制作的视频将为数字技术设计师和数字经济中的其他利益相关者提供持久和永久的教育工具，并为这些强大的教育技术的未来使用提供指导。