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.... education and training communities, by combining LOM and DCMI metadata in applications profiles, that is, compound schemas that combine elements from other schemas [36] Concerning the consideration of handicapped and disabled learners, some really interesting works have already been developed [37]. Finally, as new devices appear, some other approaches considering the possibility of using them as educational tools have arisen [38] These are only some of the current trends on adaptive hypermedia research. Obviously, new approaches and trends are continuously enriching and improving the ....

Fink, J., Kobsa, A., Nill, A.: Adaptable and Adaptive Information Provision for All Users, Including Disabled and Elderly People. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia 4, 1998. 163-188

....layouts have 12 optional parts, the total number of possible presentation alternatives for each layout, are This number must be multiplied by the number of alterative views of each information item. This type of layout specifications is in close spirit with specification approaches in AVANTI [Fin99], AHA [Bra98] formation [FORM] and are within the scope of the ICONOCLAST [ICON] project. However, in contrast to most of these approaches, the information producer does not have to specify exhaustive conditions in optional parts and all the conditions of all possible alternatives, in each part ....

J.Fink, A. Kobsa, A.Nill, "Adaptable and Adaptive Information Provision for All Users, Including Disabled and Elderly People", The New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, Vol 4, 1999.

....bar of the site pages (assume this is possible) or to define a bookmark in the browser, selects the shortcut link, and performs the necessary steps to produce this adaptation. In contrast, systems that perform all steps autonomously are called adaptive 4 . For instance, the system AVANTI (Fink et al. 1998) automatically inserts such personalized shortcut links for pages that a user frequently visits. Intermediate forms are also possible, as when a) the system signals the need for shortcuts, proposes pages for which they should be introduced, lets the user make the selection and performs the ....

....the actions a user is familiar with and the actions he or she is actually able to perform. It is possible that a user knows how to do something, but is not able to perform the action due to lack of required permissions or due to some physical handicap. The tourist information system AVANTI (Fink et al. 1998) which takes the needs of different kinds of disabled people (wheelchair bound, motor impaired and vision impaired) into account therefore recommends actions only that these users are actually able to perform. 2.1.4 User interests and preferences Considering user interests and preferences is ....

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Fink, J.; Kobsa, A.; Nill, A. (1998): Adaptable and Adaptive Information Provision for All Users, Including Disabled and Elderly People. The New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia 4, 163-188.

....presented on the WWW, in addition to applying it to the interface and the interaction with the interface. The approach taken consists in the adaptation of the information to the individual information needs of each user, as expressed in a user model of each user. Research in the AVANTI project [Fink et al. 1999] will be described that developed the prototype of a comprehensive tourist information system for a wide range of users, including people with disabilities and elderly users. 2. Special Information Needs In the area of tourism, a wide variety of different information needs can be observed. They ....

Fink, J., Kobsa, A., Nill, A. (1999): Adaptable and Adaptive Information Provision for All Users, Including Disabled and Elderly People. To appear in New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia. Also available from http://fit.gmd.de/~kobsa/papers/1999-NRMH-kobsa.ps

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J. Fink, A. Kobsa, and A. Nill. Adaptable and adaptive information provision for all users, including disabled and elderly people. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, (4):163--188, 1998.

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