Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Services

The 13th International Conference on HumanComputer Interaction, HCI Inter- tional 2009, was held in San Diego, California, USA, July 1924, 2009, jointly with the Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2009, the 8th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, the 5th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, the Third International Conf- ence on Virtual and Mixed Reality, the Third International Conference on Internati- alization, Design and Global Development, the Third International Conference on Online Communities and Social Computing, the 5th International Conference on Augmented Cognition, the Second International Conference on Digital Human Mod- ing, and the First International Conference on Human Centered Design. A total of 4,348 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry and gove- mental agencies from 73 countries submitted contributions, and 1,397 papers that were judged to be of high scientific quality were included in the program. These papers - dress the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of the design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of humancomputer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas.

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This three-volume set LNCS 5614-5616 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction - Addressing Diversity, UAHCI 2009, held as Part of HCI International 2009, in San Diego, CA, USA, in July 2009, jointly with 8 other thematically similar conferences. The revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of Human-Computer Interaction, addressing major advances in universal access namely universal access to learning and education, interaction and navigation in physical and virtual environments, universal access to on-line communities, eservices and work, language, text , voice, sound, images and signs, universal access to the world wide web.

Inhalt
Universal Access to Learning and Education.- Interaction and Navigation in Physical and Virtual Environments.- Universal Access to On-Line Communities, eServices and Work.- Language, Text, Voice, Sound, Images and Signs.- Universal Access to the World Wide Web.