Aplicação de um processo de projeto de interface para uso de um catálogo de diretrizes e recomendações de design focado em transtorno do espectro autista

Abstract

Great technological advances have emerged over the years, thus requiring approaches that make applications more accessible to all users. Considering that technology is becoming more and more present in the lives of people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), it is extremely important that developers provide these users with a more inclusive and intuitive interface. Based on this, Rodrigues (2019) developed a catalog of recommendations for the interface, based on a systematic mapping of the literature, also providing two processes, one of design and the other of interface redesign, to assist in the application of the catalogue. This study aims to apply one of the processes developed by Rodrigues (2019) and thus be able to assess the effectiveness of the design process. For this purpose, this work will be divided into three steps: the first being related to the planning of the application of the process, the second being the execution of the application and data collection regarding the feedbacks of those who used the process and the last step will be the analysis of the data, to assess from these feedbacks whether the experience was positive or negative. Thus, at the end of this study, the objective is to provide suggestions for improvements to the process and thus present evidence to contribute to the development and/or improvements of the application interface aimed at children with aspects of ASD. It was possible to identify through the feedback of each participant that the process had a positive impact on their perceptions. Thus, six networks were generated from the applied qualitative analysis, using the Grounded Theory method. As a result, evidence was presented that aim to contribute to the development and/or improvements of the interface of applications aimed at children with ASD aspects, encouraging professionals to use methods to develop more accessible applications for this audience.