Title :
Measuring the accessibility of public places using ubiquitous computing
Author :
Rodriguez-Ubeda, D. ; Rosales, Ricardo ; Castanon-Puga, Manuel ; Flores, Dora-Luz ; Palafox, Luis-Enrique ; Gaxiola-Pacheco, Carelia
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem. Sci. & Eng., Baja California Autonomous Univ., Tijuana, Mexico
Abstract :
This paper proposes the use of ubiquitous computing to obtain information related to the mobility of people with visual impairments on public spaces; and use that information to evaluate the accessibility of such spaces.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; ubiquitous computing; people mobility; public places accessibility measurement; public spaces; ubiquitous computing; visual impairments; Computational modeling; Educational institutions; Indexes; accessibility; ubiquitous;
Conference_Titel :
Information Society (i-Society), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0838-0
