Accessible human-computer interaction

Accessibility is becoming increasingly established as an important topic in human-computer interaction (HCI). HCI is regarded as an interdisciplinary subject area involving various disciplines (work science, ergonomics, computer science, information science, medicine, psychology, etc.). In information science, the scientific perspective of which will be assumed here, the general objective is to provide equal access to information and knowledge as well as technologies and tools used for this purpose. This form of participation is not only focused on reception of knowledge, but also on the creation of own content, e.g. in social networks in the form of user-generated content or in the World Wide Web.