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http://dx.doi.org/10.21288/resko.2017.11.2.173

The Needs to Improve the Accessibility about the Usability of Bidets for the Elderly and Disabled Persons  

Lee, Jin-Hyuk (인천대학교 정보통신공학과)
Min, Hong-Ki (인천대학교 정보통신공학과)
Publication Information
Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology / v.11, no.2, 2017 , pp. 173-177 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bidet is widely used and is being developed for multipurpose. However, use of this bidet varies by the elderly and disabled people. Therefore, this research compares and analyze need of bidet for elderly and disabled people and by many different types. This survey was conducted targeting 39 elderly and 120 disabled people. This survey is consist of questions that varies by bidet companies and includes questions like UI cognitive abilities, automatic water flushing, position of control box and necessary of embossment for icons. As a result, elderly and disabled people showed similar in result but for visually impaired person, the ratio of preference showed 1:9 which is opposite. As for visually impaired person, the ratio of preference showed 1:9 which is pretty high.
Keywords
Usability; Bidet; Accessibility; UI; Disabled Persons; the Elderly;
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