Testbed of web 2.0 Services for individuals with mental illness

Author

Liu, Hung Huan ; Zjang, Kai-Jie ; Chang, Yao-Jen ; Wang, Frank Tsen-Yung ; Chou, Li-Der

Author_Institution

Chung Yuan Christian Univ., Chung Li

fYear

2007

fDate

Oct. 30 2007-Nov. 2 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this paper, we built a Web 2.0 based testbed for establishing employment Web services for individuals with mental impairments. Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) have long experienced deficiency of IT resources and relied mainly on paperwork Budgets are one of the reasons but the lack of user friendly interfaces and maintenance capabilities hinders NPO personnel from using advanced IT efficiency tools. By provisioning of hosted, fee-free Web services, Web 2.0 removes maintenance and financial burdens from NPOs. Advanced and easy-to-use GUIs also empower NPOs to exploit the latest web intelligence collaborative computing, and social media. The prototype was tested by job coaches from five Taipei-based rehabilitational hospitals.

Keywords

Web services; graphical user interfaces; handicapped aids; GUI; IT efficiency tool; Web 2.0 based testbed; Web intelligence collaborative computing; employment Web service; mental impairment; social media; Blogs; Employment; Internet; Mental disorders; Prototypes; Software maintenance; Technological innovation; Testing; User interfaces; Web services;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

TENCON 2007 - 2007 IEEE Region 10 Conference

Conference_Location

Taipei

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1272-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1272-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TENCON.2007.4429106

Filename

4429106