@inbook {IOPORT.05963011, author = {Kirisci, Pierre T. and Klein, Patrick and Modzelewski, Markus and Lawo, Michael and Mohamad, Yehya and Fiddian, Thomas and Bowden, Chris and Fennell, Antoinette and Connor, Joshue O}, title = {Supporting inclusive design of user interfaces with a virtual user model.}, year = {2011}, booktitle = {Universal access in human-computer interaction. Users diversity. 6th international conference, UAHCI 2011, held as Part of HCI international 2011, Orlando, FL, USA, July 9--14, 2011. Proceedings, Part II}, isbn = {978-3-642-21662-6}, pages = {69-78}, publisher = {Berlin: Springer}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-21663-3_8}, abstract = {Summary: The aim of inclusive design is to successfully integrate human factors in the product development process with the intention of making products accessible for the largest possible group of users. In order to meet this challenge, the involvement of human users has so far been an efficient approach. Yet, such ergonomics evaluation experiments that employ a versatility of user groups can be very time and cost-intensive. Therefore, virtual user models (VUM) have been proposed for supporting certain phases of the product development process. In this paper a model-based design approach is proposed, which supports inclusive design of physical user interfaces of consumer products at the early stages of product development. Accordingly the objective is to explore how virtual user models can be used to conceptualize user interfaces of consumer products in such a way that even the needs of users with physical impairments are fully considered.}, identifier = {05963011}, }