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Item Developing e-reader application solutions for persons with Multiple Sclerosis(2012-05) Livingston, Esti; Summers, Kathryn; University of Baltimore. School of Information Arts and Technologies; University of Baltimore. Master of Science in Information Design and Information ArchitecturePeople with Multiple Sclerosis may suffer from fatigue, painful muscle spasms, and decreased coordination that may increase the difficulty of simple tasks such as holding a newspaper or turning a page in a book. Although there are many assistive technologies for persons with disabilities available, none are so accessible as iPads and Tablets. I intend to use these available technologies to design and research an e-reader application for persons with disabilities. By utilizing swipe technologies and employing universal design, a better e-reader may be sufficient for a betterment of life. To test this hypothesis, my goal was to research, design, and test an e-reader application with additional interactivity by adding hand gesture input for decreased motor functions, variable color and text characteristics for visual deterioration, and a customized interface and interaction for cognitive function corrosion.