Publications

BOOK CHAPTERS

Barbara Leporini and Marina Buzzi (2019).
Education and STEM on the Web. Chapter in the book: Web Accessibility, 2nd edition. Yesilada Y., Harper S (Eds.), A Foundation for Research, 2019.
ISBN 978-1-4471-7440-0
Hersh M.A. and Leporini B. (2012)
Accessibility and usability of educational games for disabled students. Chapter in the Book: Gonzalez, Student Usability in Educational Software and Games: Improving Experiences. IGI Global, pp. 1-40
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B. and Mori G. (2012)
Designing E-learning Collaborative Tools for Blind People. Chapter in the book: E-Learning - Long-Distance and Lifelong Perspectives, Elvis Pontes, Anderson Silva, Adilson Guelfi and Sergio Takeo Kofuji (Ed.), InTech - Open Access Publisher, 2012.
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Senette C. (2011)
Electronic Commerce: a great opportunity for the blind. Chapter in the handbook: Advanced in Dynamic and Static Media for Interactive Systems. Communicability, Computer Science and Design. F.V.C. Ficarra, A. Kratky, M.P. Jimenez, M.C. Ficarra, C. de Castro lozano and E. Nicol (eds.). Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 1. Italy (Bg): Blue Herons Editions, 2011. pp. 95 � 110
Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2010)
Distance Learning: New Opportunities for the Blind. Chapter of the book: eLearning. Maja Jakobovic (Ed.), IN-TECH, Vienna, February 2010. Pp. 11
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2010)
Accessibility and Usability of Web Content and Applications. Chapter in the book: Quality and Communicability for Interactive Hypermedia Systems: Concepts and Practices for Design. Cipolla-Ficarra F. V. (Ed), IGI Global Publisher, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010. pp. 64-90
Asakawa C. and Leporini B. (2009)
Screen readers. Chapter in the book: Universal Access Handbook. Stephanidis C. (Ed), Taylor & Francis, June 11, 2009.

PAPERS

Vozna A., Galesi G. and Leporini B. (2023).
Investigating the use of the Thunkable end-user framework to Develop Haptic-based Assistive Aids in the Orientation of Blind People. In the Proc. Of the 19th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, WEBIST (Rome, Italy, Novembre 15-17, 2023).
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Della Penna G., Leporini B. and Ricci F. (2023).
Accessibility of e-government Websites in Italy: the User Experience of People with Disabilities. In the Proc. Of the 19th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, WEBIST (Rome, Italy, Novembre 15-17, 2023).
Leporini B., Raucci M., Rosellini M. and Forgione N. (2023).
Towards a Haptic-based Virtual Cane to Assist Blind People in Obstacle Detection. In The 16th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA '23), July 5-7, 2023, Corfu, Greece. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 4 Pages.
Paratore, M. T., and Leporini, B. (2023).
Exploiting the haptic and audio channels to improve orientation and mobility apps for the visually impaired. In: Universal Access in the Information Society, Springer, 1-11
Ahmetovic D., Bernareggi C., Leporini B. and Mascetti S. (2023)
WordMelodies: Supporting the Acquisition of Literacy Skills by Children with Visual Impairment through a Mobile App. To appear in: Transactions on Accessible Computing, 2023. ACM
Leporini B., Buzzi and Hersh M.A. (2022)
Video Conferencing Tools: Comparative Study of the Experiences of Screen Reader Users and the development of more Inclusive Design Guidelines. In: Transactions on Accessible Computing, 2022.ACM. pp. 38
Paratore M.T. and Leporini B. (2022)
Haptic-based Cognitive Mapping to Support Shopping Malls Exploration. In the 8th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good (GoodTechs). November 16-18, 2022, Online. Springer. Pp. 1-10
Leporini B., Buzzi M., and Baldini L. (2022)
How to Make Everyday Objects More Inclusive: a Case Study via Remote Participatory Design. In the 19th EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services. November 14-16, 2022. Springer. pp. 1-15
Leporini B. and Buzzi M. (2022)
Visually-Impaired People Studying via eBook: Investigating Current Use and Potential for Improvement. In the 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING (ICEEL). NOVEMBER 21-23, 2022, ONLINE. ACM,pp. 1-12
Leporini B., Rosellini M. and Forgione N. (2022)
Haptic Wearable System to Assist Visually-Impaired People in Obstacle Detection. In The15th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA '22), June 29-July 01, 2022, Corfu, Greece. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 5 Pages.
Paratore M. T. and Leporini B. (2022)
A Software Architecture for a Personalized and Context-aware Indoor Navigation System. In the Proc. Of the 16th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (UAHCI), Online, 26 June - 1 July 2022. Springer
Paratore M.T. and Leporini B. (2022)
Using Haptic Feedback to Support Cognitive Mapping in Mobile Applications for Orientation and Mobility. In: ERCIM News (2022) Vol. 130 - Special Theme Assistive Technologies for a More Accessible and Inclusive Society
Buzzi M. and Leporini B. (2022)
Augmented Contents as Assistive Technology to Make More Inclusive Everyday Objects for Visually Impaired People. In: ERCIM News (2022) Vol. 130 - Special Theme Assistive Technologies for a More Accessible and Inclusive Society
Hersh M. and Leporini B. (2022)
ICT to Support Inclusive Education. In the Proc. of the Joint International Conference on Digital Inclusion, Assistive Technology & Accessibility2022, ICCHP-AAATE (Lecco, Italy, July 11-15, 2022), Springer Verlag
Leporini B. and Paratore M. T (2021)
Using localisation technologies and haptic feedback for a more inclusive society. ERCIM news(2021) Vol.127, p.36-37
Barontini F., Catalano M.G., Pallottino L., Leporini B., and Bianchi M. (2021)
Integrating Wearable Haptics and Obstacle Avoidance for the Visually Impaired in Indoor Navigation: A User-Centered Approach. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2021
Zhilla C., Galesi G., Leporini B. (2021)
LISA - Lingua Italiana dei Segni Accessibile: A Progressive Web App to Support Communication between Deaf People and Public Administrations. In the Proc. of the 7th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good, GoodTechs 2021 (Aveiro, Portugal , September 15-17, 2021, online), Pp. 1-11. Springer
Paratore M.T., Buzzi M. C., Buzzi M., & Leporini B.,. (2021)
An Enriched Emoji Picker to Improve Accessibility in Mobile Communications. In the Proc. of the 18th IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Interact 2021 (Bari, Italy, August 30-September 3, 2021). LNCS, Springer
Zhilla C., Galesi G., Leporini B. (2021)
Sign Language GIFs Exchange Communication System: A PECS-Based Computer-Mediated Communication Tool for the Deaf. In the Proc. of the 18th IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Interact 2021 (Bari, Italy, August 30-September 3, 2021). LNCS, Springer
Leporini B., Buzzi M., and Hersh M.A. (2021)
Distance Meetings During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Are Video Conferencing Tools Accessible for Blind People? In: Proc. of the 18th International Web for All Conference, W4A 21 (Ljubljana, Slovenia, April 19-20, 2021 - online), ACM
De Martin C., Leporini B., and Pellegrino G. (2021)
Verso la descrizione automatica delle immagini nell editoria digitale accessibile: proposta di una tassonomia di immagini per gli algoritmi di intelligenza artificiale. In: Proc. Of the 10th AIUCD Conference 2021 (Pisa, January 20-22, 2021 - online)
Leporini B. and Catanzaro G. (2020)
App Inventor as a Developing Tool to Increase the Accessibility and Readability of Information: A Case Study. In the Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion (DSAI 2020 ). December 2-4, 2020 (online). ACM
Leporini B., Rossetti V., Furfari F., Pelagatti S. and Quarta A. (2020)
Design Guidelines for an Interactive 3D Model as a Supporting Tool for Exploring a Cultural Site by Visually Impaired and Sighted People. In: Transactions on Accessible Computing, 2020.ACM
Hersh M., Leporini B. and Buzzi M. (2020)
Accessibility Evaluation of Video Conferencing Tools to Support Disabled People in Distance Teaching, Meetings and other Activities. In the Proc. of the 17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2020 (September 9-11, 2020, online). Service andPractice Forum Contribution, "Future Perspectives in AT, eAccessibility and eInclusion", open access publication
Hersh M., Leporini B. and Buzzi M. (2020)
ICT to Support Inclusive Education. In the Proc. of the 17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2020 (Online, September 9-11, 2020), Springer Verlag
Galesi G., Giunipero L., Leporini B., Pagliucoli F., Quatraro A. and Verdi G. (2020)
SelfLens: A Personal Assistive Technology to Support the Independence of People with Special Needs in Reading Information on Food Items. In the Proc. of the 17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2020 (Online, September 9-11, 2020), Springer Verlag
Galesi G., Giunipero L., Leporini B., and Verdi G. (2020)
SelfLens: A Portable Tool to Facilitate All People in Getting Information on Food Items. In the Proc. Of the International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, AVI 2020, (Sept28- Oct 2, 2020, Ischia, Italy). ACM
Buzzi M., Leporini B., and Romano F. (2020)

Barontini F., Bettelani G. C., Leporini B., Averta G., Bianchi M. (2020)
A User-Centered Approach to Artificial Sensory Substitution for Blind People Assistance. In the Proc. of the 5th International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR2020). October 13-16, 2020 (online). Springer.
Bettelani G., Averta G., Catalano M., Leporini B., Bianchi M. (2020)
Design and Validation of the Readable Device: a single-cell Electromagnetic Refreshable Braille Display. In IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2020.
Leporini B., Rosellini M. and Forgione N. (2020)
Designing assistive technology for getting more independence for blind people when performing everyday tasks: an auditory-based tool as a case study. In Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing. April 2020, Springer
Leporini B., Minardi L. and Pellegrino G. (2019)
Interactive EPUB 3 vs. Web Publication for Screen Reading Users: the Case of Pinocchio Book. In the Proc. of the 5th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good, GoodTechs 2019 (Valencia, Spain, September 25-27, 2019), Pp. 235-238. ACM
Leporini B., Minardi L. and Pellegrino G. (2019)
Using InDesign Tool to Develop an Accessible Interactive EPUB 3: A Case Study. To appear in the Proc. of the 15th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, WebIST 2019 (Vienna, Austria, September 18-20, 2019). ACM
Buzzi M., Leporini B. and Meattini C. (2019)
Design Guidelines for Web Interfaces of Home Automation Systems Accessible via Screen Reader. In Journal of Web Engineering (JWE) Vol. 18(4), 477-512. River Publishers.
Hersh M. and Leporini B. (2019)
Technology Support for Inclusive STEM Laboratories: State-of-the-Art and Open Challenges. To appear in the Proc. of the 15th European Conference for the Advancement of Assistive Technology, AAATE 2019 (Bologna, Italy, August 27-30, 2019).
Leporini B., Rosellini M. and Forgione N. (2019)
Is the Light On or Off? A Simple Auditory-Based Tool to Help Visually-Impaired People Check the Light Device Status. In: Proc. of the 12th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference, PETRA 2019 (Rhodes, Greece, June 5-7, 2019), ACM
Leporini B. and Meattini C. (2019)
Personalization in the Interactive EPUB 3 Reading Experience: Accessibility Issues for Screen Reader Users. In: Proc. of the 16th International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility, W4A2019 (San Fransisco, USA, May 13-15, 2019), ACM
Hersh M. and Leporini B. (2019)
Serious Games for the Rehabilitation of Disabled People: Results of a Multilingual Survey. In "New Technologies to Improve Patient Rehabilitation", Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS, volume 1002), Springer, pp. 98-115
Buzzi M., Leporini B., Meattini C. (2018).
Simple Smart Homes Web Interfaces for Blind People. In: Proc. of the 14th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, WebIST 2018 (Siville, Spain, September 18-20, 2018). In press
Lozano M.D., Penichet V.M.R., Leporini B., Fernando A. (2018).
Tangible User Interfaces to Ease the Learning Process for Visually-Impaired Children. In: proc. of the 32nd British Human Computer Interaction Conference (Belfast, Ireland, July 4-6, 2018), ACM (In press)
Hersh M.A. and Leporini B. (2018)
Serious games, education and inclusion for disabled people - editorial. In: British Journal of Educational Technology (in press).
Leporini B. and Palmucci E. (2018)
Accessible Question Types on a Touch-Screen Device: The Case of a Mobile Game App for Blind People. In: Proc. of 16th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2018 (Linz, Austria, July 11-13, 2018), LNCS, volume 10896, 2018, Springer Verlag
Leporini B. and Buzzi M. (2018)
Home Automation for an Independent Living: Investigating the Needs of Visually Impaired People. In: Proc. of the 15th International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility, W4A2018 (Lyon, France, April 23-25, 2018), ACM
Rossetti V., Furfari F., Leporini B., Pelagatti S. and Quarta A.. (2018)
Enabling Access to Cultural Heritage for Blind People: an Interactive 3D model of a Cultural Site. In: Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies, ANT 2018 (Porto, Portugal, May 8-11, 2018), Elsevier Science, Procedia Computer Science series on-line.
Rossetti V., Furfari F., Leporini B., Pelagatti S. and Quarta A. (2018)
Smart Cultural Site: an Interactive 3d Model Accessible to People with Visual Impairment. In: Proc. of the International Conference Florence Heri-Tech, the Future of Heritage Science and Technologies, 2018 (Florence, Italy, May 16-18, 2018). To appear in IOP Conference Series, Materials Science and Engineering.
Buzzi M., Gennai F. and Leporini B. (2018)
How Blind People Can Manage a Remote Control System: a Case Study. In: the Proc. of the 3rd EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good, GoodTechs 2017 (Pisa, Italy, November 29 30, 2017). Springer
Senette C., Trujillo A., Perrone E., Bargagna S., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Piatti A.E. (2018)
An Interactive Cognitive-Motor Training System for Children with Intellectual Disability. In: Proc. of the 12th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2018 - HCI International 2018 (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 15-20, 2018). To appear in Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science - Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction.
Leporini B. and Palmucci E. (2017)
An Inclusive Educational Game Usable via Screen Reader on a Touch-screen. In: SIGACCESS newsletter, ISSUE 119, October 2017
Leporini B. and Palmucci E. (2017)
A Mobile Educational Game Accessible to All, Including Screen Reading Users on a Touch-Screen Device. In: the Proc. Of the 16th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, MLearn 2017 (Larnaca, Ciprus, 30 Oct - 01 Nov, 2017). ACM
Hersh M.A. and Leporini B. (2017)
Mobile Recommender Apps with Privacy Management for Accessible and Usable Technologies. In: Proc. of the 14th European Conference for the Advancement of Assistive Technology, AAATE 2017 (Shefield, UK, September 13-14, 2017). Pp. 630-637
Leporini B. and Hersh M.A. (2016)
Games for the Rehabilitation of Disabled People. In: the Proc. of the 4th workshop on ICTs for improving patients rehabilitation research techniques, Rehab 2016 (Lisbon, Portugal, 13-14 October, 2016). ACM, 2016. Pp. 109-112
Papazafiropulos N., Fanucci L., Leporini B., Pelagatti S., Roncella R. (2016)
Haptic Models of Arrays Through 3D Printing for Computer Science Education. In: Miesenberger K., B hler C., Penaz P. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 9758. Springer, Cham. Pp. 491-498
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., and Trujillo A. (2016)
Analyzing visually impaired people's touch gestures on smartphones. In Multimedia Tools and Applications Vol. 76(4), Springer US, 2016, pp. 5141-5169
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Trujillo A. (2015)
Exploring visually impaired people s gesture preferences for smartphones. In Proc. of the 11th Biannual Conference on Italian SIGCHI Chapter (CHItaly 2015), 13-16 September, 2015, Rome, Italy. ACM, NY, USA, pp. 94-101
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Senette C. (2015)
Playing with geometry: a multimodal android app for blind children. In Proc. of the 11th Biannual Conference on Italian SIGCHI Chapter (CHItaly 2015), 13-16 September, 2015, Rome, Italy. ACM, NY, USA, pp. 134-137
Bartalesi V and Leporini B. (2015)
An enriched ePub eBook for screen reader users. In the Proc. of International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, 2015 (Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2-7 August 2015). Antona M., Stephanidis C. (eds) UAHCI 2015. Access to Today's Technologies. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 9175. Springer, Cham. Pp. 375-386
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Trujillo A. (2015)
Design of Web-based tools to study blind people s touch-based interaction with Smartphones. In HCI 2015 - HCI International 2015 International Conference - Posters' Extended Abstracts (Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2-7 2015). Proceedings, vol. I, Constantine Stephanidis (ed.). (Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 528). Springer, 2015, pp. 7-12
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Trujillo A. (2014)
Designing a Text Entry Multimodal Keypad for Blind Users of Touchscreen Mobile Phones. In Proc. of the 16th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers & accessibility (ASSETS '14), Rochester, NY, USA, 20-22 October, 2014. ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 131-136
Bartalesi V., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Senette C. (2014)
An analytic tool for assessing learning in children with autism. In UAHCI 2014 - Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Universal Access to Information and Knowledge. 8th International Conference (Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 22-27 June 2014). Proc. vol. II, Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8514, Springer, 2014. pp. 209-220
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Mori G., Penichet V.M.R. (2014)
Collaborative Editing: Collaboration, Awareness and Accessibility Issues for the Blind. In Proc. Of OTM 2014 Workshops - On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2014. Confederated International Workshops: OTM Academy, OTM Industry Case Studies Program, C&TC, EI2N, INBAST, ISDE, META4eS, MSC and OnToContent 2014 (Amantea, Italy, 27-31 October 2014). Robert Meersman et al. (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8842, Springer, 2014. pp. 567-573
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Paratore M.T. (2013)
Haptic Reference Cues to Support the Exploration of Touchscreen Mobile Devices by Blind Users. In Proc. of the 10th Biannual Conference of the Italian Chapter of SIGCHI - CHItaly '13 (Trento, Italy, 16-19 September, 2013). ACM, NY, USA, Article 28 , 8 pages
Bartalesi V., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Senette C. (2013)
Monitoring Learning in ABA Teaching of Children with Autism. In: EC-TEL 2013 - Scaling up Learning for Sustained Impact. 8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (Paphos, Cyprus, 17-21 September 2013), Davinia Hern ndez-Leo, Tobias Ley, Ralf Klamma, Andreas Harrer (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8095, Springer, 2013. pp. 593 - 594
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Paratore M.T. (2013)
Vibro-tactile enrichment improves blind user interaction with mobile touchscreens. In: INTERACT 2013 - Human-Computer Interaction (Cape Town, South Africa, September 3 2013). Proceedings, Kotze, P; Marsden, G; Lindgaard, G; Wesson, J; Winckler, M (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science - HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION - INTERACT 2013, PT I, vol. 8117, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. pp. 641 - 648
Senette C., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Martusciello L. (2013)
Enriching Graphic Maps to Enable Multimodal Interaction by Blind People. In: UAHCI 2013 - 7th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 21-26 2013). Proceedings, Constantine Stephanidis and Margherita Antona (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8009, Springer, 2013. pp. 576 - 583
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Marchesini G. (2013)
Improving User Experience in the museum. In: IHCI 2013 - IADIS International Conferences Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction and Game and Entertainment Technologies (Prague, Czech Republic, 22-26 July 2013). Proceedings, Katherine Blashki (ed.). Computer Science and Information Systems, IADIS Press, 2013. pp. 327 - 331
Bartalesi Lenzi V. and Leporini B. (2013)
Investigating an Accessible and Usable ePub Book via VoiceOver: a Case Study. In: SouthCHI 2013 - Human Factors in Computing and Informatics. First International Conference (Maribor, Slovenia, 1-3 July 2013). Proceedings, Andreas Holzinger, Martina Ziefle, Martin Hitz, Matja Debevc (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7946, Springer, 2013. pp. 272 - 283
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Pelagatti S. (2013)
Software per insegnamento precoce a bambini con sindrome autistica: ABCD SW. In: DIDAMATICA 2014 - Tecnologie e metodi per la didattica del futuro - Informatica per la Didattica 27a ed. (Pisa, Italy, 7-9 maggio 2013). Atti, AICA, 2013. pp. 123 - 132
Chiti S. and Leporini B. (2013)
Investigating the Use of Vibro-tactile Feedback for Mobile Interaction by Blind Users: the Numeric KeyPad Case. In: 3rd Workshop on Mobile Accessibility (Paris, France, 28 April 2013).
Artoni S., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Fenili C., Leporini B., Mencarini S., Senette C. (2013)
A Portable Application Supporting ABA Intervention. In: Journal of Assistive Technologies, vol. 7 (2), Emerald Insight, 2013. pp. 78 - 92.
Leporini B., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi, M. (2012)
Interacting with Mobile Devices via VoiceOver: Usability and Accessibility Issues. In: OzCHI'12 - 24th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 26-30 November 2012). Proceedings, ACM, 2012. pp. 339 - 348
Chiti S. and Leporini B. (2012)
Accessibility of android-based mobile devices: a prototype to investigate interaction with blind users. In: ICCHP 2012 - Computers Helping People with Special Needs. 13th International Conference (Linz, Austria, 11-13 July 2012). Proceedings, Klaus Miesenberger, Arthur Karshmer, Petr Penaz, Wolfgang Zagler. Lecture notes in computer science Vol. 7383, Springer, 2012. pp. 607 - 614
Artoni S., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Fenili C., Leporini B., Mencarini S., Senette C. (2012)
Designing a mobile application to record ABA data. In: ICCHP 2012 - Computers Helping People with Special Needs. 13th International Conference (Linz, Austria, 11-13 July 2012). Proceedings, vol. II, Klaus Miesenberger, Arthur Karshmer, Petr Penaz, Wolfgang Zagler (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7383), Springer, 2012. pp. 137 144
Hersh M.A. and Leporini B. (2012)
Accessibility and Usability of Educational Gaming Environments for Disabled Students. In: IEEE 12th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies - ICALT 2012 (Rome, Italy, 4-6 July 2012). Proceedings, IEEE, 2012. pp. 752-753
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2012)
Investigating mobile learning and accessibility for blind users. In: ISML-VIP 2012 - International Symposium of Mobile Learning for Visually-Impaired People (Palermo, Italy, 25 May 2012). Proceedings, CNR-ITD, 2012. pp. 26 - 40.
Ramacciotti M., Frediani G., Matysek M., Leporini B., Buzzi M.C., Carpi F., De Rossi D. (2012)
Concept of an add-on tactile display for smart phones as a helping device for blind users. In: Proc. of EuroEAP 2012 - Second International conference on Electromechanically Active Polymer (EAP) transducers and artificial muscles (Potsdam, Germany, 29-30 May 2012).
Leporini B. (2011)
Google News: how user-friendly is it for the blind? In: SIGDOC 2011 - 29th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (Pisa, Italy, 3-5 October 2011). Proceedings, ACM, 2011. pp. 241 - 247
Mori G., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2011)
A modified Google Docs UI accessible via screen reader. In: ECSCW 2011 - The Twelfth European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (Aarhus University, Denmark, 24-28 September 2011). Proceedings, ECSCW, 2011.
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2011)
Web 2.0: Twitter and the Blind. In: CHItaly2011 - 9th ACM SIGCHI Italian Chapter International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction: Facing Complexity (Alghero, Italy, 13-16 September 2011). Proceedings, ACM, 2011. pp. 151 - 156
Leporini B., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M. (2011)
INTERACTING with the iPad via VoiceOver: accessibility and usability issues. In: INTERACT 2011 Workshop on Mobile Accessibility (Lisbon, 2011). Proceedings, Springer Computer Science Editorial, 2011. pp. 1 - 8.
Fanucci L., Roncella R., Iacopetti F., Donati M., Calabr A., Leporini B., Santoro C. (2011)
Improving mobility of pedestrian visually-impaired users. In: Proc. of the 11th European Conference for the Advancement of Assistive Technology, AAATE 2011 (Maastricht, Netherlands, August 31 - September 2, 2011). IOS Press. pp. 595 - 603
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Martuscello L. (2011)
Making Visual Maps Accessible to the Blind. In: HCI International 2011 - 6th International Conference, UAHCI 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011, (Orlando, FL - USA, 9-14 July 2011). Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science - Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Users Diversity, vol. 6766. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. pp. 271 - 280.
Mori G., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Penichet V.M.R. (2011)
Collaborative Editing for All: the Google Docs Example. In: UAHCI-HCI 2011 - 6th International Conference, UAHCI 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011 (Orlando, FL - USA, July 9-14 2011). Proceedings, Stephanidis, Constantine (eds.). Lectures Notes in Computer Science, vol. 6768. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. pp. 165 - 174.
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Mori G. (2011)
Educational impact of structured podcasts on blind users. In: UAHCI-HCI 2011 - 6th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, Held as Part of HCI International 2011 (Orlando, FL - USA, 9-14 Luglio 2011). Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science - Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Services, vol. 6768). Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. pp. 521 - 529
Mori G., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Victor M., Penichet V.M.R. (2011)
Making "Google Docs" User Interface More Accessible for Blind People. In: Advances in New Technologies, Interactive Interfaces and Communicability (ADNTIIC 2010) (Cordoba, Argentina, 20-22 October 2010). Proceedings, IGI Global, 2010. pp. 20 - 29.
Buzzi M. C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Senette C. (2011)
Electronic Commerce in the dark . In: HCITOCH 2010 - Human-Computer Interaction, Tourism and Cultural Heritage (Brescello, 2010). Proceedings, vol. 6529, Springer, 2010. pp. 12 - 22.
Garrido J.E., Penichet V. M.R., Lozano M. D., Buzzi M. C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Mori G. (2010)
Analysis and Improvement Proposal of Google Documents as a Groupware Tool. In: XI Congreso Internacional de Interaccion Persona-Ordenador (Valencia, 21 January 2010). Proceedings, 2010.
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Mori G., Penichet V.M.V. (2010)
Accessing Google Docs via Screen Reader. In: ICCHP 2010 - Computers Helping People with Special Needs. 12th International Conference (Vienna, Austria, 14-16 July 2010). Proceedings, Klaus Miesenberger, Joachim Klaus, Wolfgang Zagler, Arthur Karshmer (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 6179. Springer, 2010. pp. 92 - 99
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Akhter F. (2010)
Is Facebook Really "Open" to All? In: ISTAS 2010 - IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 7-9 June 2010). Proceedings, IEEE, 2010. pp. 327 - 336
Mori G., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2010)
Structured Audio Podcasts via Web Text-to-Speech System. In: WWW 2010 - 19th International World Wide Web Conference (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, 26-30 April 2010). Proceedings, ACM, 2010. pp. 1281 - 1284.
Leporini B., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M. (2010)
Providing Web Accessibility for the Visually Impaired. In: Ercim News, vol. 80, ERCIM EEIG, 2010. pp. 56 - 57
Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2009)
Editing Wikipedia content by screen reader: Easier interaction with the Accessible Rich Internet Applications suite. In: Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, vol. 4 (4). Informaworld, 2009. pp. 264 - 275
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Akhter F. (2009)
Usability and Accessibility of eBay by Screen Reader. In: USAB 2009 - HCI and Usability for e-Inclusion. 5th Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer Society (Linz, Austria, 9-10 November 2009). Proceedings, A. Holzinger, K. Miesenberger (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5889. Springer-Verlag, 2009. pp. 500 - 510
Calabr A., Contini E., Leporini B. (2009)
Book4All: A Tool to Make an e-Book More Accessible to Students with Vision/Visual-Impairments. In: USAB 2009 - HCI and Usability for e-Inclusion. 5th Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer Society (Linz, Austria, 9-10 November 2009). Proceedings, Andreas Holzinger, Klaus Miesenberger (eds.). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5889. Springer, 2009. pp. 236 - 248
Senette C., Buzzi M. C., Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2009)
Enhancing Wikipedia Editing with WAI-ARIA. In: USAB 2009 - HCI and Usability for e-Inclusion. 5th Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer Society (Linz, Austria, 9-10 November 2009). Proceedings, A. Holzinger, K. Miesenberger (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5889. Springer, 2009. pp. 159 - 177.
Vigo M., Leporini B., Patern F. (2009)
Enriching Web Information Scent for Blind Users. In: ASSETS 2009 - ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Assistive Technologies (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 25-28 October 2009). Proceedings, ACM, 2009. pp. 123 - 130.
AhKter F., Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2009)
Conceptual Framework: How to Engineer Online Trust for Disabled Users. In: WIIAT'2009 - Web Intelligence & Intelligent Agent. 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology (Milano, Italy, 15-18 September 2009). Proceedings, vol. 03, IEEE, 2009. pp. 614 - 617.
Buzzi M.C., Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2009)
User Trust of eCommerce Services: perception via screen reader. In: NISS'09 - NISS'09 - 3rd IEEE International Conference on New Trends in Information and Service Science (Beijing, Cina, 30 June - 2 July 2009). Proceedings, IEEE, 2009. pp. 1166 - 1171
Ghiani G., Leporini B., Patern F. (2009)
Vibro-tactile Feedback to Aid Blind Users of Mobile Guides. In: Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, vol. 20 (5), Elsevier, 2009. pp. 305 - 317
Fanucci L., Giusti D., Iacopetti F., Leporini B., Roncella R., Santoro C., Scebba A. (2009)
Mobility Aid in Urban Scenarios for Visually Impaired People. In: AAATE 2009 - Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe 2009 (Florence, Italy, 31 August - 2 September 2009). Proceedings (Assistive Technology Research Series, vol. 25). IOS Press, 2009. Pp. 64-68
Leporini B., Patern F., Spano L. D. (2009)
Is flash really accessible when interacting through screen readers? In: AAATE 2009 - Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe 2009 (Florence, Italy, 31 August - 2 September 2009). Proceedings, Assistive Technology Research Series, vol. 25. IOS Press, 2009. pp. 388 - 392
Leporini B., Buzzi M. C., Buzzi M., Mori G. (2009)
Automatically Structuring Text for Audio Learning. In: UAHCI 2009 - HCI 2009 - Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Services. 5th International Conference (San Diego, CA - USA, 19-24 July 2009). Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5616. Springer, 2009. pp. 73 - 82.
Buzzi M. C., Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2009)
Accessing e-Learning systems via screen reader: an example. In: HCI International 2009 - Human-Computer Interaction. Interacting in Various Application Domains. 13th International Conference (San Diego, CA - USA, 21-24 July 2009). Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5613. Springer, 2009. pp. 21 - 30
Leporini B. (2009)
Wikipedia, the Open Encyclopaedia: Is it Really Open to Blind Users? In: CVHI 2009 - Conference and Workshop on Assistive Technologies for Vision and Hearing Impairment (Wroclaw, Poland, 20-23 April 2009). Proceedings, article n. 1. CVHI, 2009.
Buzzi M., Buzzi M. C., Leporini B., Senette C. (2009)
Improving interaction via screen reader using ARIA: an example. In: WWW'09 - 18th international conference on World Wide Web (Madrid, Spain, 20-24 April 2009). Proceedings, ACM, 2009. pp. 13 - 15
Leporini B., Norscia I. (2008)
"Fine Tuning" Image Accessibility for Museum Web Sites. In: Journal of Universal Computer Science, vol. 14 (19). 19. M.D. Lozano, J.A. Gallud (eds.). Graz University of Technology and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 2008. pp. 3250 - 3264
Buzzi M. C., Buzzi M., Leporini B., Senette C. (2008)
Making Wikipedia Editing Easier for the Blind. In: NordiCHI '08 - 5th Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction: building bridges (Lund, Sweden, 2008). Proceedings, ACM, 2008. pp. 423 - 426
Ghiani G., Leporini B., Patern F. (2008)
Vibrotactile Feedback as an Orientation Aid for Blind Users of Mobile Guides. In: MobileHCI 2008 - MobileHCI 2008. 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2-5 September 2008). Proceedings, ACM, 2008. pp. 431 - 434
Contini E., Leporini B., Patern F. (2008)
A Semi-automatic Support to Adapt E-Documents in an Accessible and Usable Format for Vision Impaired Users. In: Computers Helping People with Special Needs. 11th International Conference ICCHP 2008 (Linz, Austria, 9-11 2008). Proceedings, K. Miesenberger et al... (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5105. Springer, 2008. pp. 242 - 249
Hersh, M., Leporini, B. (2008)
Making Conference CDs Accessible: A Practical Example. In: ICCHP 2008 - Computers Helping People with Special Needs. 11th International Conference (Linz, Austria, 9-11 July 2008). Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. Volume 5105. Springer, 2008. pp. 326 - 333
Ghiani G., Leporini B., Patern F., Santoro C. (2008)
Exploiting RFIDs and Tilt-Based Interaction for Mobile Museum Guides Accessible to Vision-Impaired Users. In: 11th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (Linz, Austria, 9-11 July 2008). Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5105. Springer, 2008. pp. 1070 - 1077
Leporini B., Norscia I. (2008)
Translating museum visual contents into descriptions for blind User: a multidisciplinary approach. In: CADUI 2008 - Computer-Aided Design of User Interfaces VI. Proceedings, Lopez Jaquero V., Montero Simarro F., Molina Masso J.P., Vanderdonckt J (eds.). New York: Springer, 2009. pp. 60 - 68.
Ghiani G., Leporini B., Patern F. (2008)
Tactile Feedback to Aid Blind Users of Mobile Guides. In: MITH2008 - International Workshop on Multimodal Interaction Through Haptic feedback (Napoli, Italy, 31 May 2008). Proceedings, Universit di Salerno, 2008.
Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2008)
Is Wikipedia usable for the blind? In: W4A2008 - 2008 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (Beijing, China, 21-22 April 2008). Proceedings, ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, vol. 317. ACM, 2008. pp. 15 - 22
Ghiani G., Leporini B., Patern F. (2008)
Supporting orientation for blind people using museum guides. In: CHI 2008 (Florence, Italy, 5-10 April 2008). Proceedings, ACM, 2008. pp. 3417 - 3422
Leporini B., Andronico P., Buzzi M., Castillo C. (2008)
Evaluating a modified Google user interface via screen reader. In: Universal Access in the Information Society, vol. 7 (3). Springer, 2008. pp. 155 - 175
Leporini B., Patern F. (2008)
Applying web usability criteria for vision-impaired users: does it really improve task performance? In: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI), vol. 24 (1). Taylor & Francis, 2008. pp. 17 - 47
Leporini B., Palagi E., Norscia I. (2008)
Virtual visit of the Primate Gallery of the Museum of Natural History and Territory (University of Pisa): accessibility and usability for blind users. In: Folia Primatologica. Abstract, vol. 79 (3). Special issue: 18th Meeting of the Italian Primatological Society (Calci, Pisa, 16-18 May 2007). S. Karger, 2008. pp. 123-159
Santoro C., Patern F., Ricci G., Leporini B. (2007)
A multimodal mobile museum guide for all. In: 9th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. Mobile HCI'07 (Singapore, 9-12 September 2007). Proceedings, University of Munich, 2007. pp. 21 - 25.
Leporini B. (2007)
An accessible and usable e-book as educational tool: how to get it? In: CVHI 2007 - Conference and Workshop on Assistive Technologies for Vision and Hearing Impairment (Granada, Spain, 28/08 2007). Proceedings, University of Glasgow, 2007.
Leporini B., Patern F., Scorcia A. (2007)
Easing Web Guidelines Specification. In: 7th International Conference, ICWE 2007 (Como, Italy, 16-20 Luglio 2007). Proceedings, Baresi, Luciano; Fraternali, Piero; Houben, Geert-Jan (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4607. Springer Verlag, 2007. pp. 254 - 268
Leporini B. and Buzzi M. (2007)
Learning by e-Learning: Breaking Down Barriers and Creating Opportunities for the Visually-Impaired. In: UAHCI 2007 - 4th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (Beijing, China, 2007). Proceedings, vol. 4556. Springer-Verlag, 2007. pp. 687 - 696
Andronico P., Buzzi M., Castillo C., Leporini B. (2006)
A prototype of google interfaces modified for simplifying interaction for blind users. In: 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility - Assets 2006 (Portland, Oregon, USA, October 22-25 2006). Proceedings, ACM, 2006. pp. 267-268
Leporini B. (2006)
Accessibility and usability in electronic texts: What does it mean? In: CVHI 2006 - Conference and Workshop on Assistive Technology for People with Vision and Hearing Impairments (Kufstain, Austria, 18-21 July 2006). Proceedings, University of Glasgow, 2006.
Leporini B., Patern F., Scorcia A. (2006)
An environment for defining and handling guidelines for the Web. In: Computers Helping People with Special Needs. 10th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (Linz, Austria, July 12 - 14, 2006). Proceedings, Klaus Miesenberger, Joachim Klaus, Wolfgang Zagler, Arthur Karshmer (eds.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4061. Springer, 2006. pp. 176-183
Correani F., Leporini B., Paterno' F. (2006)
Automatic inspection-based support for obtaining usable Web sites for vision-impaired users. In: Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), vol. 5 (1). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2006. pp. 82 - 95
Andronico P., Buzzi M., Castillo C., Leporini B. (2006)
Improving search engine interfaces for blind users: a case study. In: Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), vol. 5 (1). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2006. pp. 23 - 40
Andronico P., Buzzi M., Castillo C., Leporini B. (2006)
Testing google interfaces modified for the blind. In: 15th International World Wide Web Conference (Edinburgh, Scotland, May 23 - 26, 2006). Proceedings, ACM, 2006. pp. 873-874
Leporini B., Paterno' F., Scorcia A. (2006)
Flexible tool support for accessibility evaluation. In: Interacting with Computers, vol. 18 (5). Elsevier, 2006. pp. 869-890
Cordoni, G., Leporini, B., Norscia, I., Palagi E. (2005)
Learning ecology and ethology in the Museum of Natural History and Territory of Calci (University of Pisa): a multisensorial and "egalitarian" approach for special users. In: WEEC - 3rd World Environmental Education Congress (Torino, Italy, 2-6 october 2005).
Andronico P., Buzzi M, Leporini B. (2005)
Increasing usability of search engine interfaces for the blind. In: International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer (Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A, 22-27 July 2005). Proceedings, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc (LEA), 2005.
Signore O., Marucci L., Leporini B. (2004)
Web accessibility: principles, international context and italian regulations. In: EuroCMG 2004 (Vienna, 19-21 September 2004). Proceedings su CD-ROM.
Leporini B. (2004)
Making an accessible forum more usable for vision impaired users: a case study In: CVHI 2004 - Conference and Workshop on Assistive Technologies for Vision and Hearing Impairments (Granada, Spain, 29 June - 2 July 2004). Proceedings, University of Glasgow, 2004.
Correani F., Leporini B., Paterno' F. (2004)
Supporting Web usability for vision impaired users. In: User-Centered Interaction Paradigms for Universal Access in the Information Society: 8th ERCIM Workshop on User Interfaces for All (Vienna, Austria, June 28-29, 2004). Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3196. Christian Stary, Constantine Stephanidis (eds.). Springer, 2004. pp. 242-253
Buzzi M., Andronico P., Leporini B. (2004)
Accessibility and usability of search engines: a preliminary study. In: 8th User Interface for All (UI4ALL) (Vienna, Austria 28-29/06/2004). Proceedings vol.1, 2004. Pubblicati online.
Leporini B., Patern F. (2004)
Increasing usability when interacting through screen readers. In: Universal Access in the Information Society, Vol. 3 n. 1 (2004). Springer Verlag, 2004. pp. 57-70
Leporini B., Andronico P., Buzzi M. (2004)
Designing search engine user interfaces for the visually impaired. In: International Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility (W4a'04) (New York City, New York, May 2004). Proceedings, Vol. 63. ACM, 2004. pp. 57-66
Andronico P., Buzzi M., Leporini B. (2004)
Can I find what I'm looking for?. In: 13th International World Wide Web Conference on Alternate Track Papers & Posters (New York, NY, USA 19-21 May 2004). Proceedings vol.1, ACM, 2004. pp.430-431
Signore O., Marucci L., Leporini B. (2004)
Accessibilita' dei siti web: principi, contesto internazionale e normativa italiana. In: CMG Italia, Conferenza annuale (Pisa, 19-21 maggio 2004). Atti su CD-ROM.
Leporini B., Patern F. (2002)
Criteria for Usability of Accessible Web Sites. In: Universal Access Theoretical Perspectives, Practice, and Experience (Paris, France, October 24 25 2002). Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 2615. Springer, 2002. pp. 43 - 55

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