How do you start with the mDLAUG?
You can check Introduction to know about the background, stages of creating guidelines, focus, audiences, guideline structures, glossary, and appendices.
How is the mDLAUG organized?
The mDLAUG is organized by 10 categories and 24 specific types of help-seeking situations that are derived from user studies conducted in the National Leadership Grant funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and Discovery Innovation Grant (DIG) funded by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The categories of help-seeking situations are presented in alphabetical order
ACC. Difficulty accessing
COM. Difficulty comprehending
EVA. Difficulty evaluating
EXE. Difficulty executing
FIL. Difficulty finding/locating
HEP. Difficulty with help
INT. Difficulty interacting
NAV. Difficulty navigating
RED. Difficulty recognizing/distinguishing
USE. Difficulty using
Under each type of help-seeking situation, the following components are presented:
- Definition: An explanation of a scenario where BVI users need to seek help during their interaction with DLs due to design issues.
- Factors leading to the Situation: Underlying design issues that result in the occurrence of a help-seeking situation.
- Guidelines: Actionable design recommendations to address a specific help-seeking situation.
- Rationale for Suggesting the Above Guidelines: Justification that explains how the proposed guidelines are relevant to addressing a specific help-seeking situation encountered by BVI users.
- Techniques and Methods to Comply with a Specific DL design Guideline: Techniques or methods that DL developers can adopt to adhere to a specific DL design guideline.
- Features Suggested for Users: Recommended features that cater to BVI users’ unique needs in their interaction with DLs in the mobile environment.
- Examples of Best Practice: Examples where DLs or other systems implement suggested design guidelines.
- Examples of Poor Practice: Examples where DLs do not fully comply with the suggested design guidelines. Most of the examples are from user studies in which quotes and associated screenshots are provided. For each quote, we provide subject numbers. For the quotes from the IMLS project, each participant ID begins with the specific device group (IP, ID, AP, AT), followed by the subject number within the group, representing the abbreviations of two DLs assigned to the participant. For example, IP5-LD indicates that the participant is in the iPhone group (IP), has the subject number 5 within the group, and has been assigned to the two DLs (L & D). For the quotes from the DIG user study, we provide subject numbers, their vision conditions (B representing blindness and SVI meaning severe visual impairment), and DL platforms (M.Web and M.App). For example, S1-B-M.Web means that the quote was from S1 who is totally blind during interactions with the DL mobile website. For the Poor Practice, we removed the DL organization information in the screenshots.
- Resources: References that support the development of the design guidelines.
- See Also: Link(s) to other relevant help-seeking situations and associated guidelines.
How do you access a specific situation and associated guidelines?
You can access a specific situation and associated guidelines through the left panel: identify a specific situation and associated guidelines from the main categories; search for a specific situation and associated guidelines from Search box.
How do you use the mDLAUG?
You first select a specific situation that you would like to address for your design. You can view the definitions of the situation and leading factors for the situation as well as the rationale for guidelines proposed for dealing with this situation. Second, you can check the related guidelines as general design principles. Third, in order to implement a guideline, refer to the corresponding techniques and methods based on the numbering system. Fourth, you can select appropriate features associated with the techniques and methods. Fifth, examples are provided to help you apply a specific feature. In addition, Resources are presented for further reading. Finally, each situation is cross-referenced with related situations.
How to conduct a user study?
Check Appendix I. User study
What are the types of factors leading to help-seeking situations?
Check Appendix II. Factors
What are the levels of conformance recommendation?
Check Appendix III. The level of conformance recommendation.
How to find tips for using screen reader?
Check Appendix V. Mobile gestures for screen readers
How to find tips for using voice activated commands?
Check Appendix VI. Tips to use voice activated commands
What are the examples of Artificial intelligence tools for developers?
Check Appendix VII. Artificial intelligence tools for developers
What are the examples of Artificial intelligence tools for BVI users?
Check Appendix VIII. Artificial intelligence tools for BVI Users
How do you find the Glossary terms?
You can see the list of terms by clicking the Glossary in the left navigation pane.