Studies in health technology and informatics, 2015
The potential of Information and Communication Technologies to improve the overall quality of lif... more The potential of Information and Communication Technologies to improve the overall quality of life of all citizens cannot be underestimated. In particular, in the context of Ambient Intelligent environments, technological developments provide a great opportunity for the integration and the improvement of quality of life of people from vulnerable groups (patients, elderly, people with disabilities). In this context, the paper presents the aims, objectives and preliminary results of a National research project in Greece, named KRIPIS "Quality of Life", implemented by three research Institutes of FORTH, targeting post-heart attack elderly patients at their home environments.
This communication reports on the results of a web accessibility audit of public Web sites in Gre... more This communication reports on the results of a web accessibility audit of public Web sites in Greece. The audit was conducted in 2008 by the Human Computer Interaction Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science of FORTH, in its capacity as the Greek National Contact Centre of the European Design for All e-Accessibility Network. In an earlier e-Accessibility study in 2004, that evaluated approximately 250 public and commercial Web sites in Greece, 73% of the sample failed to meet the most basic requirements for web accessibility (http://www.infosoc.gr/NR/rdonlyres/0B306F9C-A819-4F96-ABB1-A21945D1D2B3/1092/final_report.pdf). Four years later, in the context of a re-audit, a similar sample was examined for compliance with the same web accessibility standard (WCAG 1.0), as set by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium. The accessibility checks were conducted during the period from March to September 2008. A comparison of the results indicates that although new web development technologies may have been employed, instead of improving the overall status of e-accessibility, this has resulted in a serious deterioration in overall accessibility levels. Such findings—85% of sites failed to comply with Level A—suggest that Greek Web sites are likely to present even more significant access barriers to people with disability than in the past. As Web Accessibility is poorly understood and, until today, new platforms have failed to deliver products that conform to WCAG, the need emerges for a concrete legislative framework to set accessibility specifications for all public Web sites in Greece.
This is the latest work by Gunilla Bradley, the internationally recognised Swedish informatics pr... more This is the latest work by Gunilla Bradley, the internationally recognised Swedish informatics professor who has been a pioneer in researching the interactions between technology and society. It can be seen as a continuation of two earlier works entitled: “Humans on the Net. Information and Communication technology—Work Organisation and Human Beings” [1] and “Computers and the Psychosocial Work Environment” [2].The author provides a thorough analysis of the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the social and psychological environment (what Bradley calls “psychosocial life environment”), deploying a cross-disciplinary approach to the emerging changes in organisations and individuals. Emphasis is placed on the work environment, ongoing changes in working life and the related effects to the professional and private roles of individuals. The book consists of nine chapters (265 pages).Following a first introductory section, chapter 2 presents an overview of some key ...
Studies in health technology and informatics, 2015
The potential of Information and Communication Technologies to improve the overall quality of lif... more The potential of Information and Communication Technologies to improve the overall quality of life of all citizens cannot be underestimated. In particular, in the context of Ambient Intelligent environments, technological developments provide a great opportunity for the integration and the improvement of quality of life of people from vulnerable groups (patients, elderly, people with disabilities). In this context, the paper presents the aims, objectives and preliminary results of a National research project in Greece, named KRIPIS "Quality of Life", implemented by three research Institutes of FORTH, targeting post-heart attack elderly patients at their home environments.
This communication reports on the results of a web accessibility audit of public Web sites in Gre... more This communication reports on the results of a web accessibility audit of public Web sites in Greece. The audit was conducted in 2008 by the Human Computer Interaction Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science of FORTH, in its capacity as the Greek National Contact Centre of the European Design for All e-Accessibility Network. In an earlier e-Accessibility study in 2004, that evaluated approximately 250 public and commercial Web sites in Greece, 73% of the sample failed to meet the most basic requirements for web accessibility (http://www.infosoc.gr/NR/rdonlyres/0B306F9C-A819-4F96-ABB1-A21945D1D2B3/1092/final_report.pdf). Four years later, in the context of a re-audit, a similar sample was examined for compliance with the same web accessibility standard (WCAG 1.0), as set by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium. The accessibility checks were conducted during the period from March to September 2008. A comparison of the results indicates that although new web development technologies may have been employed, instead of improving the overall status of e-accessibility, this has resulted in a serious deterioration in overall accessibility levels. Such findings—85% of sites failed to comply with Level A—suggest that Greek Web sites are likely to present even more significant access barriers to people with disability than in the past. As Web Accessibility is poorly understood and, until today, new platforms have failed to deliver products that conform to WCAG, the need emerges for a concrete legislative framework to set accessibility specifications for all public Web sites in Greece.
This is the latest work by Gunilla Bradley, the internationally recognised Swedish informatics pr... more This is the latest work by Gunilla Bradley, the internationally recognised Swedish informatics professor who has been a pioneer in researching the interactions between technology and society. It can be seen as a continuation of two earlier works entitled: “Humans on the Net. Information and Communication technology—Work Organisation and Human Beings” [1] and “Computers and the Psychosocial Work Environment” [2].The author provides a thorough analysis of the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the social and psychological environment (what Bradley calls “psychosocial life environment”), deploying a cross-disciplinary approach to the emerging changes in organisations and individuals. Emphasis is placed on the work environment, ongoing changes in working life and the related effects to the professional and private roles of individuals. The book consists of nine chapters (265 pages).Following a first introductory section, chapter 2 presents an overview of some key ...
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