DocumentCode
544021
Title
Vadeo: Social network for people with reduced mobility
Author
Galan-Marti, Hector ; Navarro-Salvador, Maria Amparo ; Naranjo-Martinez, Juan Carlos
Author_Institution
TSB-ITACA, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
fYear
2010
fDate
27-29 Oct. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
8
Abstract
People with reduced mobility have great difficulties moving around in the city. They lack a tool where they can identify with precision the inaccessible spots on a map. A solution to this problem is presented: Vadeo is a social network where users share information about the level of accessibility of their neighbourhood. An iterative development process was followed in order to gather user requirements. It was tested by real users, providing valuable feedback that increases the understanding of needs of people with reduced mobility. The benefits of our solution are several: users become active parts of society by broadening their area of movement, knowing in advance the level of accessibility of any given place and creating a stronger community worried about quality content.
Keywords
handicapped aids; social networking (online); user interfaces; Vadeo; reduced mobility; social network; user requirements;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
eChallenges, 2010
Conference_Location
Warsaw
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8390-7
Type
conf
Filename
5756562
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