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Web Adaptation Technology

Software that dynamically adapts Web pages to meet the needs of individuals with visual, motor, and print limitations.

Date Posted: August 23, 2005

Overview

 

What is Web Adaptation Technology?

This technology has been retired.

About the technology author(s)

Vicki Hanson, Ph.D., worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Laboratory of Language and Cognition at the Salk Institute and then as a research associate at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven before joining the IBM Research Division in 1986. She is active in the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) and currently serves as chairwoman of the ACM Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing (SIGACCESS). She is an ACM Fellow.

Jonathan Brezin, Ph.D., served on the faculties of the University of Minnesota and the University of North Carolina before joining IBM in 1983 to work on 801 minicomputer project.

After joining IBM in 1997, Susan Crayne co-designed and developed a tool for teaching math and science to middle-school students. Since 2000, she has been focusing her efforts on improving the accessibility of the Web.

John T. Richards, Ph.D., joined the IBM Research Division in 1978. He is a fellow of the ACM.

Cal Swart joined IBM in 1982. Mr. Swart has served in research and programming roles in numerous graphics, networking, K-12 Internet access, and Palm-programming projects. Most recently, he has been concentrating on Web accessibility and portal applications.

Shari Trewin, Ph.D., serves as co-editor of the "Universal Remote Console" suite of standards for remote control of devices and services, developed within the INCITS V2 standards committee.

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