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Smart Speaker Usability By Military Service Members With Mtbi And Ptsd, Tracey Wallace
Smart Speaker Usability By Military Service Members With Mtbi And Ptsd, Tracey Wallace
Tracey Wallace
This paper describes the research protocol and results from exploratory usability testing of Amazon Echo and Google Home, voice-activated smart speakers, by military service members with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Usability testing of emerging technology by people with disabilities is critical to gain insight into accessibility of the product design as well as to identify use cases and opportunities the product may offer as an assistive technology. This study was conducted with 12 U.S. military veterans and service members with mTBI and PTSD, all of whom were receiving comprehensive rehabilitation services in the SHARE …
Development And Testing Of Eyeremember: A Memory Aid App For Wearables For People With Brain Injury, Tracey Wallace, John T. Morris
Development And Testing Of Eyeremember: A Memory Aid App For Wearables For People With Brain Injury, Tracey Wallace, John T. Morris
Tracey Wallace
EyeRemember is a mobile app designed to run on wearable electronic devices and serve as an external memory aid for people with brain injury (BI). EyeRemember allows users to voice-record information about family, friends and caregivers (referred to as ‘contacts’ in the app). The technology detects the presence of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacons carried by the user’s contacts and reminds users of the recorded information when contacts are present. EyeRemember was first developed for Google Glass and later for Android Wear smartwatches. Both versions were developed in accordance with user-centered design principles, by including end-users and identifying their needs, …