Software for public-access information systems, such as public library online catalog systems, has been designed with relatively little attention to the cognitive and sensory abilities of special categories of individuals who might access such systems. The present proposal examines the technical feasibility of designing software interfaces for public-access information systems that utilize pictorial and graphic principles to enhance the understandability and readability of the interface by individuals exhibiting either delays in educational development or impairments in visual acquity.Anticipated results/
Potential Commercial Applications: Commercialization is projected on the basis of a need to increase the usability of computer software in general and information system software in particlar, by all categories of individuals, including those with cognitive and sensory impairments.
