Author:Williams, Q; Greeff, M; Boshemane, S; Alberts, RDate:May 2008Both the physical and virtual aspects of our current society are designed for able-bodied people. This means that very often people with disabilities are excluded from participation and faces barriers to living independently. This paper looks ...Read more
Author:Greeff, M; Coetzee, L; Alberts, R; Easton, HDate:Nov 2008Access to information empowers people when making decisions in their every day life. In South Africa, one of the most prominent problems that persons with disabilities face, is access to disability-related information. The South African ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, L; Govender, Natasha; Viviers, MIDate:May 2007The National Accessibility Portal initiative is a large initiative aimed at improving the quality of life of people living with disabilities in South Africa. The initiative has several functional components, including the National Accessibility ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, L; Barnard, EDate:Nov 2004This paper analyses a number of disabilities, their assistive devices and the associated technologies in order to highlight the role pattern recognition plays in enabling accessibility and improving human computer interaction for people living ...Read more
Author:Smith, Andrew C; Krause, CDate:2011A novel input device is presented for use with a personal computer by persons with physical disabilities who would otherwise not be able to enjoy computer gaming. This device is simple to manufacture and low in cost. A gaming application was ...Read more