Low-floor buses represent a significant improvement in accessible public transit for passengers with limited mobility. However, there is still a need for research on the inclusive design of transit buses to identify specific low-floor bus design conditions that are either particularly accommodating or challenging for passengers with functional and mobility impairments. These include doorway loc...

Abstract Contemporary digital in ear hearing aids are of significant importance for social participation users with impairments. Through the advancement technology, extreme miniaturisation these devices has been achieved. However, by no means all people who could benefit from a aid actually use one. Cormack and Fortnum state that majority (80%) adults aged 55–74 years would aid, do not them. Th...

This paper describes the design and development of an expert system that aids in the recommendation of computer access technology visual aids for the severely visually handicapped. The primary focus here is on a description of the frame structure used to represent the knowledge base and the accompanying search strategy which takes advantage of this frame structure.

Hearing aids are used to improve sound audibility for people with hearing loss, but the ability to make use of the amplified signal, especially in the presence of competing noise, can vary across people. Here we review how neuroscientists, clinicians, and engineers are using various types of physiological information to improve the design and use of hearing aids.

John Fahey was one of the first investigators to study the then-new acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). He made major contributions to the design of the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS), and vigorously promoted novel and high-quality science as the MACS evolved. His contributions are highly valued.

A navigation module for technological aids for disabled user is presented. and acceptability y criteria are considered in the design of this module, Different Usability levels of autonomy for the navigation module are considered for allowing an active interaction of the user with the technological aids. A standardized protocol for the integration of input-output s

The objective of this study was to summarize and critically assess the effects of interventions to prevent HIV/AIDS among adolescents in less developed countries. Reports of studies that evaluated interventions for preventing HIV/AIDS/STDs among persons aged 11-25 years were obtained from online computer databases, by searching conference proceedings and relevant journals, and by following up r...