Simulation on attention deficit disorder and the Web
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Warning: The original version of this document is WebAIM Distractibility Simulation . This French translation was done by Ideose as part of an agreement between WebAIM and Ideose .
Note: See page documents on web accessibility for a list of all translated documents. Other resources on web accessibility are also listed in the portal accessible digital .
Summary
Introduction
This simulation shows how it can be difficult to navigate a website, even on a single site when you do it with a high cognitive load as a person with cognitive disabilities can live.
Instructions
It is not a true simulation of a cognitive impairment. Rather it is a simulation of the effects of cognitive overload. Confusion, disorientation and slow browsing the site you will experience in the simulation are the effects WebAIM seeks to create.
The simulation contains two sites with different design and the user is asked to find information on both sites. You may feel a little frustrated when you browse the site, because you will be distracted by other tasks that this simulation requires you to do simultaneously. This behavior forced multitasking and slow your response rate and cause you to make mistakes in Web browsing. In addition, the site where you must navigate has been intentionally designed to create confusion.
The photo below is a screenshot of the simulation.
In this activity you will be asked to use the keyboard to move the character found in the lower right corner to retrieve the bombs as they fall, while performing tasks with the web site found on the left.
This simulation requires Macromedia Flash .
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