Designing Websites for People with Cognitive Disorder
Keywords:
Cognitive Disorder, Websites, Designs, AccessibilityAbstract
This article highlights current issues involved in designing websites which are usable for people with cognitive disorder. This is as a result of the growing number of the elderly and other people with cognitive problems who have been reported to find it difficult to access or use a number of websites today. This review employs a narrative approach with critical analysis of key issues and recommendations in current literatures. Overall, findings from this study suggests that people with cognitive disorder and those specialized in such conditions should be incorporated more in the design of guidelines for developing websites and also in designing websites. The outcome of this study will provide relevant stakeholders with insight on some of the issues faced in designing websites that are accessible and usable to people with cognitive disorder and recommendations for future designs.
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