TY - GEN
T1 - Self-Service Terminals for Older and Disabled Users
T2 - 14th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2014)
AU - Petrie, Helen
AU - Darzentas, Jenny S.
AU - Power, Christopher Douglas
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Self-service terminals (SSTs) are becoming an increasing important part of the service landscape for both the public and private sector. There is very little information regarding the current state of accessibility practice in this area. This paper presents the results of interviews with 22 stakeholders in the supply and deployment communities for SSTs regarding their knowledge of accessibility issues. The analysis of these interviews helps explain the current poor state of accessibility of SSTs. In addition, we analysed academic literature on self-service technology, particularly from the management and marketing disciplines, to understand their perspectives and see how these could inform the accessibility debate. Finally, building on these analyses, we make recommendations for the ways forward to improve SST accessibility and that of self-service in general and provide an initial information resource to help improve current practice.
AB - Self-service terminals (SSTs) are becoming an increasing important part of the service landscape for both the public and private sector. There is very little information regarding the current state of accessibility practice in this area. This paper presents the results of interviews with 22 stakeholders in the supply and deployment communities for SSTs regarding their knowledge of accessibility issues. The analysis of these interviews helps explain the current poor state of accessibility of SSTs. In addition, we analysed academic literature on self-service technology, particularly from the management and marketing disciplines, to understand their perspectives and see how these could inform the accessibility debate. Finally, building on these analyses, we make recommendations for the ways forward to improve SST accessibility and that of self-service in general and provide an initial information resource to help improve current practice.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-08596-8_53
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-08596-8_53
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 978-3-319-08595-1
VL - 8547 LNCS
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
SP - 340
EP - 347
BT - Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Y2 - 7 July 2014 through 8 July 2014
ER -