Smartphone app as a museum guide. Testing the Open Art application with blind, deaf, and sighted users
Jankowska, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Szarkowska, Agnieszka (University of Warsaw)
Krejtz, Krzysztof (Uniwersytet SWPS (Polònia))
Fidyka, Anita (Fundacja Siódmy Zmysł)
Kowalski, Jarosław (National Information Processing Institute)
Wichrowski, Marcin (Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology)

Date:	2017
Abstract:	In this article, we report on the results of a usability study on the Open Art mobile application conducted in a museum with blind, deaf and sighted/hearing people. The Open Art application was created following the principles of Universal Design to give all types of users the opportunity to use the app on equal terms. The main goal of the study reported here was to assess how the application is used in museum space. We tested 13 people: 1 blind, 5 partially sighted, 3 deaf and hard of hearing as well as 4 sighted/ hearing participants. The results show that the app was generally well received and that its use has a positive influence on museum visiting experience.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Universal design ; Accessibility ; Mobile application ; Museum
Published in:	Rivista Internazionale di Tecnica della Traduzione / International Journal of Translation, Num 19 (2017) , p. 113-130, ISSN 2421-6763 (online)

DOI: 10.13137/2421-6763/17354

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