ICF Inspired Personas to Improve Development for Usability and Accessibility in Ambient Assisted Living

Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) is an important research and development area. The acceptance of the AAL paradigm is closely related to the quality of the available systems and services, namely in terms of the user interaction. This means that usability and accessibility are crucial issues. The paper presents how the concepts of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) can be used to optimize the role of personas and scenarios in the development and evaluation of AAL systems and services, especially in aspects related with human functioning and health conditions.