Cl-l1 86 Proceedings April 1986 HUMAN INTERFACE DESIGN AND THE HANDICAPPED USER ORGANIZER: William Buxton Computer Systems Research University of Toronto Toronto,Ontario Canada M5S lA4 PANELISTS: Lawrence Scadden (Chairman) Director, Rehabilitation Engineering Electronic Industries Foundation 1901 Pennsilvania Ave. N.W. Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 Richard Foulds Director, Rehabilitation Engineering Tufts University School of Medicine Tufts-New England Medical Centre 171 Harrison Ave. Box 75WR Boston MASS 02 111 Michael J. Rosen Principal Research Scientist Mechanical Engineering Dept Room 3-137 MIT 77 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge MASS 02139 Gregg Vanderheiden (in absentia) Fraser Shein Rehabilitation Engineer Hugh MacMillan Medical 350 Rumsey Road Toronto, Ontario M4G lR8 Institute Centre Center Director Trace R &D Centre Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Madison Wisconsin INTRODUCTION: William Buxton 1. To present a basic taxonomy of motor, disabilities and how they affect performance. sensory, and cognitive The use of computers in the workplace has increased our opportunity to open new avenues of employment for handicapped people. However, the full potential of this opportunity is far from being realized. In fact, as Lawrence Scadden points out, some design decisions aimed at improving the interface for the non-disabled user are making those same systems ( Direct less accessible
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