Crowdsourcing Accessibility: Human-Powered Access Technologies
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Crowdsourcing Accessibility: Human-Powered Access Technologies
People with disabilities have always engaged the people around them in order to circumvent inaccessible situations, allowing them to live more independently and get things done in their everyday lives. Increasing connectivity is allowing this approach to be extended to wherever and whenever it is needed. Technology can leverage this human work force to accomplish tasks beyond the capabilities o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Foundations and Trends® in Human–Computer Interaction
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1551-3955,1551-3963
DOI: 10.1561/1100000050