| One of Augean's goal is to streamline context switching Reduce the need for users to switch contexts by making relevant information visible and accessible within the same interface. Minimizes cognitive distance and memory load. This is especially beneficial for users with vision impairments, as it allows them to interact and complete tasks without excessive navigation or memorization. |
Existing genealogy apps often make users switch context which causes problems for people with cognitive or visual impairments due to several accessibility challenges:
• Loss of Context
Cognitive impact: Users with cognitive disabilities (e.g., ADHD, autism, dyslexia, traumatic brain injury) may rely on consistency and predictability.
Switching screens can cause:
Confusion about where they are in the process.
Forgetting previous instructions or content.
Difficulty reorienting to the new screen.
• Visual Reorientation Difficulty
Visual impairments (low vision, tunnel vision, screen magnification users) may rely on screen layout memory or assistive tools that lose their place when the screen changes.
Sudden layout shifts require re-scanning and re-learning the layout.
Magnification users may lose track of location/context.
• Cognitive Load Increase
Each screen switch requires:
New visual parsing.
New interaction pattern learning.
Memory usage to track what happened before.
For users with memory or processing difficulties, this quickly becomes overwhelming.
Augean's solution to avoid context switching
Augean solves these problems with the scrapbook layout, hyperlinks, and searchable / pageable tables.
View all the information you need on one screen.
The line chart helps illustrate this concept.
You can view and edit multiple persons at once, and avoid context switching
Hyperlinks for every Family , Person , Fact , Event , Source , Note and Media .
Information is there on click. The popup dialogs do not make you change screen.
A large monitor is recommended for AugeanLike a scrapbook, you need space.
