청각·언어장애인을 위한 의사소통 모바일 앱(App) UX/UI 디자인 연구

초록

Today due to the limit of the free communication in society by the Hearing & Language impaired, they are experiencing communication difficulties with the non-disabled as well as the disabled. As a method of overcoming these problems, communication assisting devices play an important role. In most cases, however, disabled people as a customer suffer from purchasing assisting devices caused by difficulties of developing the devices in the domestic market. In consequence, people use imported or similar products with the higher price range. Also these assisting goods have been developed without considering the social characteristics or the view of people with hearing & language disabilities. Therefore, it showed restrictive limits on practical communication. In this study, it suggested consideration for people with disabilities when communication auxiliary equipment is designed. Furthermore, problems and requirements deduced from the FGI(Focused Group Interview). Based on this information, the study proposes the Application guidelines for referring UX/UI design improvement in order to achieve good communication for the hearing & language disabled by the basic outline of the mobile device as expanding the smart areas of digital devices in modern society and emphasizing the importance of UX/UI design. The suggested UX/UI design guidelines advance the effectiveness of communication; convenience in use, accessibility, minimized errors and portability, therefore, disabled people’s quality of life can be further improved.

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