Design And The Digital Divide

Author : Alan F. Newell
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031015922

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Design and the Digital Divide by Alan F. Newell Pdf

Demographic trends and increasing support costs means that good design for older and disabled people is an economic necessity, as well as a moral imperative. Alan Newell has been described as "a visionary who stretches the imagination of all of us" and "truly ahead of his time." This monograph describes research ranging from developing communication systems for non-speaking and hearing-impaired people to technology to support older people, and addresses the particular challenges older people have with much modern technology. Alan recounts the insights gained from this research journey, and recommends a philosophy, and design practices, to reduce the "Digital Divide" between users of information technology and those who are excluded by the poor design of many current systems. How to create and lead interdisciplinary teams, and the practical and ethical challenges of working in clinically related fields are discussed. The concepts of "Ordinary and Extra-ordinary HCI", "User Sensitive Inclusive Design" , and "Design for Dynamic Diversity", and the use of "Creative Design" techniques are suggested as extensions of "User Centered" and "Universal Design." Also described are the use of professional theatre and other methods for raising designers' awareness of the challenges faced by older and disabled people, ways of engaging with these groups, and of ascertaining what they "want" rather than just what they "need." This monograph will give all Human Computer Interaction (HCI) practitioners and designers of both mainstream and specialized IT equipment much food for thought. Table of Contents: 40 years--Highlights and a Brief Review / Communication Systems for Non-Speaking and Hearing-Impaired People / TV Subtitling for Hearing-Impaired People / Word Prediction for Non-Speaking People and Systems for those with Dyslexia / Providing Reusable Conversation for Non-Speaking People / Story Telling and Emotion in Synthetic Speech / Lessons Learned from Designing AAC Devices / IT Systems for Older People / Designing IT Systems for Older People / Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary Human Computer Interaction / User Sensitive Inclusive Design / The Use of Professional Theatre / Attacking the Digital Divide

Author : Jan van Dijk
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509534463

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The Digital Divide by Jan van Dijk Pdf

Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the ‘digital divide’ – the disparity between those with access to internet technology and those without – has persisted for close to twenty-five years. In this textbook, Jan van Dijk considers the state of digital inequality and what we can do to tackle it. Through an accessible framework based on empirical research, he explores the motivations and challenges of seeking access and the development of requisite digital skills. He addresses key questions such as: Does digital inequality reduce or reinforce existing, traditional inequalities? Does it create new, previously unknown social inequalities? While digital inequality affects all aspects of society and the problem is here to stay, Van Dijk outlines policies we can put in place to mitigate it. The Digital Divide is required reading for students and scholars of media, communication, sociology, and related disciplines, as well as for policymakers.

Author : Steyn, Jacques,Johanson, Graeme
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781615208005

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ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for the Digital Divide: Theory and Perspectives by Steyn, Jacques,Johanson, Graeme Pdf

ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for the Digital Divide: Theory and Perspectives focuses on Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), which includes any technology used for communication and information. This publication researches the social side of computing, the users, and the design of systems that meet the needs of "ordinary" users.

Author : Laura S. Scherling
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-31
Category : Design
ISBN : 9783839471425

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Digital Transformation in Design by Laura S. Scherling Pdf

What does it take to create innovative tech-savvy designs that are usable, appealing, and good for society? The contributions to this volume introduce contemporary research on the digitization and »datafication« of products, exploring topics like user experience, artificial intelligence, and virtual environments in design. Coming from varied backgrounds in product design, interaction design, service design, game design, architecture, and graphic design, they emphasize that digital transformation is not just a technical process, but also a social and learning process that fundamentally changes the way we understand information.

Author : Benjamin M. Compaine
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0262531933

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The Digital Divide by Benjamin M. Compaine Pdf

The 'digital divide' refers to the gap between those who have access to the latest information technologies and those who do not. This book presents data supporting the existence of such a divide in the 1990s along racial, economic, and education lines.

Author : Jessamyn C. West
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1598844539

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Without a Net by Jessamyn C. West Pdf

Teaching novice computer users, including seniors and individuals with disabilities such as low vision or motor skills, how to do what they want and need to do online is a formidable challenge for library staff. Part inspirational, part practical Without a/the Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide is a summary of techniques, approaches, and skills that will help librarians meet this challenge.||Jessamyn C. West's experience as a librarian is deeply immersed in technology culture, yet living in rural America makes her uniquely qualified to write this book. Taking a big-picture approach to the subject, she demystifies and simplifies tech training for the busy librarian, providing an easy-to-use handbook full of techniques that can be used with all of a library's many populations. As an added bonus, she also examines the players in the library technology arena to offer firsthand reports on what works, what doesn't, and what's next.

Author : S. Craig Watkins,Alexander Cho
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479847143

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The Digital Edge by S. Craig Watkins,Alexander Cho Pdf

How black and Latino youth learn, create, and collaborate online The Digital Edge examines how the digital and social-media lives of low-income youth, especially youth of color, have evolved amidst rapid social and technological change. While notions of the digital divide between the “technology rich” and the “technology poor” have largely focused on access to new media technologies, the contours of the digital divide have grown increasingly complex. Analyzing data from a year‐long ethnographic study at Freeway High School, the authors investigate how the digital media ecologies and practices of black and Latino youth have adapted as a result of the wider diffusion of the internet all around us--in homes, at school, and in the palm of our hands. Their eager adoption of different technologies forge new possibilities for learning and creating that recognize the collective power of youth: peer networks, inventive uses of technology, and impassioned interests that are remaking the digital world. Relying on nearly three hundred in-depth interviews with students, teachers, and parents, and hundreds of hours of observation in technology classes and after school programs, The Digital Edge carefully documents some of the emergent challenges for creating a more equitable digital and educational future. Focusing on the complex interactions between race, class, gender, geography and social inequality, the book explores the educational perils and possibilities of the expansion of digital media into the lives and learning environments of low-income youth. Ultimately, the book addresses how schools can support the ability of students to develop the social, technological, and educational skills required to navigate twenty-first century life.

Author : Alison Black,Paul Luna,Ole Lund,Sue Walker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317125297

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Information Design by Alison Black,Paul Luna,Ole Lund,Sue Walker Pdf

Information Design provides citizens, business and government with a means of presenting and interacting with complex information. It embraces applications from wayfinding and map reading to forms design; from website and screen layout to instruction. Done well it can communicate across languages and cultures, convey complicated instructions, even change behaviours. Information Design offers an authoritative guide to this important multidisciplinary subject. The book weaves design theory and methods with case studies of professional practice from leading information designers across the world. The heavily illustrated text is rigorous yet readable and offers a single, must-have, reference to anyone interested in information design or any of its related disciplines such as interaction design and information architecture, information graphics, document design, universal design, service design, map-making and wayfinding.

Author : Jane Frank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-03
Category : Computer art
ISBN : 1933065109

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Paint Or Pixel by Jane Frank Pdf

This collection of art and essays, by the best of todays science fiction and fantasy artists, presents candid opinions behind the revolution now taking place in the field. Are computers creating a seismic shift in the creation of sfandf art, or are they just another tool in the artists paint box?

Author : Sandra G. Harding
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0415945011

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The Feminist Standpoint Theory Reader by Sandra G. Harding Pdf

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Mark Warschauer
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780262303699

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Technology and Social Inclusion by Mark Warschauer Pdf

Much of the discussion about new technologies and social equality has focused on the oversimplified notion of a "digital divide." Technology and Social Inclusion moves beyond the limited view of haves and have-nots to analyze the different forms of access to information and communication technologies. Drawing on theory from political science, economics, sociology, psychology, communications, education, and linguistics, the book examines the ways in which differing access to technology contributes to social and economic stratification or inclusion. The book takes a global perspective, presenting case studies from developed and developing countries, including Brazil, China, Egypt, India, and the United States. A central premise is that, in today's society, the ability to access, adapt, and create knowledge using information and communication technologies is critical to social inclusion. This focus on social inclusion shifts the discussion of the "digital divide" from gaps to be overcome by providing equipment to social development challenges to be addressed through the effective integration of technology into communities, institutions, and societies. What is most important is not so much the physical availability of computers and the Internet but rather people's ability to make use of those technologies to engage in meaningful social practices.

Author : Lum, Heather Christina
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781522579502

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Critical Issues Impacting Science, Technology, Society (STS), and Our Future by Lum, Heather Christina Pdf

We are in an ever-changing and fast-paced world that is entrenched in technological innovation. But how is technology and science impacting our society? How does it affect our interactions with these products and ultimately with each other? How is society shaping the types of technologies we are advancing? Critical Issues Impacting Science, Technology, Society (STS), and Our Future compiles theory and research from the confluence of a variety of disciplines to discuss how scientific research and technological innovation is shaping society, politics, and culture, and predicts what can be expected in the future. While highlighting topics including political engagement, artificial intelligence, and wearable technology, this book is ideally designed for policymakers, government officials, business managers, computer engineers, IT specialists, scientists, and professionals and researchers in the science, technology, and humanities fields.

Author : Jacques Steyn,Graeme Johanson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:986502242

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ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for the Digital Divide by Jacques Steyn,Graeme Johanson Pdf

"This book focuses on Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), which includes any technology used for communication and information, researching the social side of computing, the users, and the design of systems that meet the needs of "ordinary" users"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Soar, Jeffrey,Swindell, Rick,Tsang, Philip
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781615208265

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Intelligent Technologies for Bridging the Grey Digital Divide by Soar, Jeffrey,Swindell, Rick,Tsang, Philip Pdf

Intelligent Technologies for Bridging the Grey Digital Divide offers high-quality research with both industry- and practice-related articles in the broad area of intelligent technologies for seniors. The main focus of the book is to provide insights into current innovation, issues to be resolved, and approaches for widespread adoption so that seniors, their families, and their caregivers are able to enjoy their promised benefits.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781621969181

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Globalization and the Digital Divide by Anonim Pdf