Interface Design for All – Demands of Cultural and Social Diversity

• Vânia P. Almeida Neris UNICAMP
• Maria Cecília Martins UNICAMP
• Maria Elisabette B. B. Prado UNICAMP
• Elaine Hayashi UNICAMP
• M. Cecília C. Baranauskas UNICAMP

Abstract

There are several barriers that prevent Brazilian citizen to access knowledge, including the way in which computational technology is presented considering the diversity of skills in our population. To tackle this challenge, it is necessary: knowing such users in their skills, formalize requirements for interaction and investigate solutions for interfaces and interaction. This article presents results of activities carried out in a Scenario* (microcosm of the Brazilian population), which allowed to know better some characteristics of these users, as well as the elicitation of interaction requirements and the pointing out of possible solutions for design, in accordance with the principles of Design for All.

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