Customised City Maps in Mobile Applications for Senior Citizens.

Map services should be used in mobile applications for senior citizens. Do the commonly used map services meet the needs of elderly people? - Exemplarily, the contrast ratios of common maps in comparison to an optimized custom rendered map are examined in the paper.

Towards Standardised Information Exchange Regarding the Accessibility of Public Transport in Germany.

In the innovation project DELFIplus a concept for standardised information on accesssibility of public transport facilities in Germany as a basis for a nationwide electronic journey planner has been elaborated and demonstrated. A handbook describes a pragmatic methodology how to implement the integrated information services in a decentralised structure of information providers.

Better Questions, Better Answers: Structured Web Accessibility Evaluations for Non-Experts.

Large scale benchmarking of web accessibility can benefit from human input to complement results produced by automatic evaluation tools. This paper presents a novel method that enables non-experts to provide input on web accessibility. The semi-automatic approach guides the evaluators through a structured process with clear instructions. We present a template to describe different types of user input and an outline of the empirical validation.

Way-Finding Support in Public Transport Environments provided by the NAMO Mobile Travel Assistance System.

The NAMO travel assistance system is a mobile application providing support for elder travellers in public transport and on foot. The system combines technical and human support during the journey, especially in situations where many seniors experience orientation difficulties. Several approaches to way-finding and orientation support have been developed. This paper introduces the different approaches and presents the results of the extensive user evaluations, leading to recommendations for future development of mobile travel assistance applications for seniors.