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Terminal equipment like personal computers (PCs) and mobile phones are mainstream devices in the Information Society. Most means for stimulating active communications depend on visual information. To classify human sensations, the phrase of "five senses" consisting of vision, hearing, touch, taste, and smell, has been used from olden days. This classification is triggered by the ancient...
Recently, immense multimedia information has come to be exchanged on the Internet, where 3DCG, video, image, sound, and text are involved in various circumstances with terminal devices, networks and users different in their competences and performances. This fact may easily lead to 'digital divide' so called unless any special support is given to the weaker. We have already proposed a new concept...
The digital divide is a term often used to describe differences between rich and poor communities. This term however is more encompassing than that, as it relates to the divide between those who have access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) and those who don't. Due to the small screen size, and resulting small font size and low contrast supported by most mobile phones, the visually...
In the context of video interaction there is a diversity of options for disabled people who want to access the Web. However, new developments for the Web that don't account for accessibility issues increase the digital divide and add barriers to access for all people, not just for those with special needs. To sort out such accessibility issues, the World Wide Web Consortium promoted a Web accessibility...
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