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Easy Reading: elaboration and distribution of texts and analysis of user experience

The overall aim of the project was to develop an interactive platform for web services and contents.
Description

The overall aim of the project was to develop an interactive platform for web services and contents that is currently active: http://www.noticiasfacil.es. This platform offers to his users an easy reading material related to the present time (summary of daily press) and documents of general interest. Its creation was based on the analysis of platform users’ experience (different groups of people with disabilities and reading difficulties, especially people with intellectual disabilities). UV team participated in various work packages of the project such as reviewing of the art state and study of needs, creation of user panel (evaluation methodologies of reading levels) and capturing users’ experience (development of assessment tools).

Non-UV principal researchers

Fajardo, Inmaculada (UV); Tavares, Gema (UV); Ávila, Vicenta (UV); Ferrer, Antonio (UV); Salmerón, Ladislao (UV)

Start date
2009 January
End date
2009 January
Funding agencies:

ONCE Foundation "Plan Avanza", Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade