?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F9834%2F&rft.title=Exploring+Human+Computer+Interaction+and+its+Implications+on+Modeling+for+Individuals+with+Disabilities&rft.creator=Smith%2C+Jennifer+Marie&rft.description=Computers+provide+an+interface+to+the+world+for+many+individuals+with+disabilities+and+without+effective+computer+access%2C+quality+of+life+may+be+severely+diminished.+As+a+result+of+this+dependence%2C+optimal+human+computer+interaction+(HCI)+between+a+user+and+their+computer+is+of+paramount+importance.+Optimal+HCI+for+individuals+with+disabilities+relies+on+both+the+existence+of+products+which+provide+the+desired+functionality+and+the+selection+of+appropriate+products+and+training+methods+for+a+given+individual.+From+a+product+availability+standpoint%2C+optimal+HCI+often+depends+on+modeling+techniques+used+during+the+development+process+to+evaluate+a+design%2C+assess+usability+and+predict+performance.+Computer+access+evaluations+are+often+too+brief+in+duration+and+depend+on+the+products+present+at+the+site+of+the+evaluation.+Models+could+assist+clinicians+in+dealing+with+the+problems+of+limited+time+with+clients%2C+limited+products+for+the+client+to+trial%2C+and+the+seemingly+unlimited+system+configurations+available+with+many+potential+solutions.+Current+HCI+modeling+techniques+have+been+developed+and+applied+to+the+performance+of+able-bodied+individuals.+Research+concerning+modeling+performance+for+individuals+with+disabilities+has+been+limited.+This+study+explores+HCI+as+it+applies+to+both+able-bodied+and+individuals+with+disabilities.+Eleven+participants+(5+able-bodied+%2F+6+with+disabilities)+were+recruited+and+asked+to+transcribe+sentences+presented+by+a+text+entry+interface+supporting+word+prediction+with+the+use+of+an+on-screen+keyboard+while+time+stamped+keystroke+and+eye+fixation+data+was+collected.+Data+was+examined+to+identify+sequences+of+behavior%2C+performance+changes+based+on+experience%2C+and+performance+differences+between+able-bodied+and+participants+with+disabilities.+The+feasibility+of+creating+models+based+on+the+collected+data+was+explored.+A+modeling+technique+must+support+selection+from+multiple+sequences+of+behavior+to+perform+a+particular+type+of+action+and+variation+in+execution+time+for+primitive+operations+in+addition+to+handling+errors.+The+primary+contributions+made+by+this+study+were+knowledge+gained+relative+to+the+design+of+the+test+bench+and+experimental+protocol.&rft.date=2007-12-20&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F9834%2F1%2Fsmithjm_dec_2007.pdf&rft.identifier=++Smith%2C+Jennifer+Marie++(2007)+Exploring+Human+Computer+Interaction+and+its+Implications+on+Modeling+for+Individuals+with+Disabilities.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++