Entry requirements

120 credits including an introductory course in human-computer interaction.

Learning outcomes

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with knowledge, aimed at work in practise, about how to design and evaluate technology (especially information technology) from the perspective of impairments and disability.

The requirements for the grade Pass, the student has to be able to:

• describe the principles that are the basis for inclusive design, universal design and accessibility
• account for the most common concepts within the area of disability research, and the distinctions that are involved in those concepts
• analyse an application from the perspective of disability studies, and also apply the tools that are provided during the course
• evaluate an information system from a combined usability and accessibility perspective. The student should also be able to analyse hhysical systems and artefacts from this perspective after a completed course.

Content

Basic knowledge about impairments and disabilities.

Various types of impairments respective disabilities.

Standardisation

Accessibility vs. Universal resp. Inclusive Design

Webb accessibility

Disability in a social perspective, the perception of self

Technology as a support for the perception of self

Inclusive design of user interfaces

Tools for the analysis of accessibility in user interfaces

Design patterns for accessibility

Usability and accessibility in information systems

Instruction

Lectures, project and individual assignments

Assessment

Groupwise presentation of project (5 credits).

Individual assignments (5 credits).

Individual oral examination for higher grades.