Table of Contents§

  1. Introduction
    1. Importance of This Document
    2. Assumptions
    3. Comments
  2. Summary of User Groups and Cognitive Functions
    1. Table of Disabilities and Cognitive Function
  3. Potential for Inclusion
    1. Proposed Directions (from http://accessibility.athena-ict.com/cognitive/VisionCoga1.html)
      1. What is needed
      2. Techniques for everyone
      3. Techniques that are good for some user groups  with cognitive disabilities
      4. Clumping and labeling techniques  into enhancements and creating abstractions
      5. Special Projects
    1. Ideas of how inclusion could be improved
      1. Developer Strategies for Improved Accessibility for Different Cognitive Issues
      2. Special Cases
    2. Gap Analysis
      1. Methodology for Performing the Gap Analysis
      2. Table of Cognitive Issue / Access Issue
    3. Suggestions
    4. Background Research
      1. Methodology in User Research
        1. Asking the Users
        2. Addressing Specific Topics
          1. Communication
          2. Applications
          3. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Systems
          4. Research and Education
          5. Access to Critical Information
        3. Cross-Cutting Concerns
      2. User Groups (Phase 1)
        1. Dyslexia
          1. Cognitive Functions
          2. Symptoms
          3. Challenges
          4. Scenarios and User Stories
          5. How They Use The Web and ICT
          6. Characteristics of Content Optimized For This Group
          7. Specific Technologies
          8. Summary of Existing Research and Guidelines
          9. Extent To Which Current Needs Are Met
          10. Potentials and Possibilities
          11. Prevalence
        2. Non-Vocal and Aphasia
          1. Cognitive Functions
          2. Symptoms
          3. Challenges
          4. Scenarios and User Stories
          5. How They Use The Web and ICT
          6. Characteristics of Content Optimized For This Group
          7. Specific Technologies
          8. Summary of Existing Research and Guidelines
          9. Extent To Which Current Needs Are Met
          10. Potentials and Possibilities
          11. Prevalence
        3. Cognitive Decline Associated With Aging
          1. Description of Aging and Cognitive Decline
          2. Description of Dementia
          3. Cognitive Function
          4. Symptoms
          5. ICT Challenges
          6. Scenarios and User Stories
          7. How They Use The Web and ICT
          8. Characteristics of Content Optimized For This Group
          9. Specific Technologies
          10. Summary of Existing Research and Guidelines
          11. Extent To Which Current Needs Are Met
          12. Potentials and Possibilities
          13. Prevalence
        4. Down Syndrome
          1. Cognitive Functions
          2. Symptoms
          3. Challenges
          4. Scenarios and User Stories
          5. How They Use The Web and ICT
          6. Characteristics of Content Optimized For This Group
          7. Specific Technologies
          8. Summary of Existing Research and Guidelines
          9. Extent To Which Current Needs Are Met
          10. Potentials and Possibilities
          11. Prevalence
          Autism
          1. Cognitive Functions
          2. Symptoms
          3. Challenges
          4. Scenarios and User Stories
          5. How They Use The Web and ICT
          6. Characteristics of Content Optimized For This Group
          7. Specific Technologies
          8. Summary of Existing Research and Guidelines
          9. Extent To Which Current Needs Are Met
          10. Potentials and Possibilities
          11. Prevalence
        5. Dyscalculia
          1. Cognitive Functions
          2. Symptoms
          3. Challenges
          4. Scenarios and User Stories
          5. How They Use The Web and ICT
          6. Characteristics of Content Optimized For This Group
          7. Specific Technologies
          8. Summary of Existing Research and Guidelines
          9. Extent To Which Current Needs Are Met
          10. Potentials and Possibilities
          11. Prevalence
      3. Cognitive Functions
        1. Types of Cognative Functions
          1. Reasoning and Executive Functions
            1. Executive Functions
            2. Reasoning
          2. Attention
          3. Abstraction Memory
            1. Durations based
            2. Context based
            3. Awareness based
            Language
            1. Spoken languages
            2. Sign language
            3. Literacy
          4. Perception
            1. Visual recognition
            2. Other Perception
          5. Speed
          6. Knowledge
    1. Review of Current Standards and Technologies
      1. APIP (IMS Accessible Portable Item Protocol)
    1. Business Case and Dynamics
  • Appendix 1 References and Further Reading
    1. References and Sources
      1. General
      2. dyslexia,
      3. Aphasia and non-vocal,
      4. Aging and Dementia,
      5. Down Syndrome
      6. ADD/ADHD
      7. Autism
      8. Dyscalculia
    2. Further reading