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Salvatore P. Schipani

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Publications by Salvatore P. Schipani (bibliography)

1988

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Schmidt, John K., Schipani, Salvatore P. and Kysor, Kragg P. (1988): Help for the Handicapped, or Hindrance?. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 32nd Annual Meeting 1988. pp. 515-518.

“During the Seventies, legislation was enacted to open areas to the physically handicapped. Subsequently, newer structures began to accommodate the physically disabled, whereas older structures were systematically modified to increase accessibility. The intent of the present effort was to examine a train station overpass intended to provide access to the handicapped and determine if the requirements it imposes on its users were feasible. The analysis indicated that the current design places excessive demands on users, and should be modified. The paper suggests some possible modifications for the present structure.”

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Schmidt, John K., Gotschall, Glen E., Schipani, Salvatore P. and Kysor, Kragg P. (1988): Do Those Scanners Really Make a Checkers Life Easier?. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 32nd Annual Meeting 1988. pp. 710-713.

“The advent of modern optics technology has decidedly changed the face of inventory control. It is now commonplace to see optically read "bar codes" on things. One popular application has been in supermarkets. Generally, optical scanners are used to read "UPC" labels that are linked with price and inventory information databases, that respectively permit automatic pricing and inventory monitoring. This technology is also contended to eliminate fatigue caused by searching for prices and entering them into a cash register keyboard. However, along with this benefit comes a drawback, the physical overload caused by repetitively handling items, grabbing and manipulating them to properly set the bar code over the scanner, scanning the items by passing them in an extended position over a optical reader (sometimes more than once), and placing them beyond the location of the optical reader. The present paper examines three optical scanner stations and proposes various ergonomic design changes to make them more well suited for checkout personnel.”

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