Alt text (short for" alternative text") is descriptive text associated with an image in HTML and
other document formats. Screen reader technologies speak the alt text aloud to people who …

Are email and SMS forms of writing or speech? This question cannot be answered easily
because their registers are hybrid; they make use of both orality and literacy. This book …

Increasing use of mobile phones in leisure and communication with digital images are
important and current issues in the field of telecommunications. However, little is known …

Shareability is a design principle that refers to how a system, interface, or device engages a
group of collocated, co-present users in shared interactions around the same content (or the …

A Memory Box was built to illustrate the possibility of recording and attaching stories to
memorabilia kept in a box. Potential users then provided a range of ideas about what kinds …

" Mobile Multimedia in Action" displays a revealing picture of how people communicate
using camera phones and other mobile multimedia devices. With such devices spreading …

Photographs are powerful and pervasive media that facilitate communication and support
reminiscence. Adding audio narrations to traditional paper photographs combines the …

While a photograph is a visual artifact, studies reveal that a number of people with visual
impairments are also interested in being able to share their memories and experiences with …

As members of the HCI community we strive to design technologies that will benefit its
intended users whether they are children, young adults, or older adults. The focus of this …

People accumulate large collections of digital photos, which they use for individual, social,
and utilitarian purposes. In order to provide suitable technologies for enjoying our …