Beyond vision impairments: Redefining the scope of accessible data representations

BL Wimer, L South, K Wu, DA Szafir… - … on Visualization and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The increasing ubiquity of data in everyday life has elevated the importance of data literacy
and accessible data representations, particularly for individuals with disabilities. While prior …

Robots for inclusive play: Co-designing an educational game with visually impaired and sighted children

O Metatla, S Bardot, C Cullen, M Serrano… - Proceedings of the 2020 …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Despite being included in mainstream schools, visually impaired children still face barriers
to social engagement and participation. Games could potentially help, but games that cater …

Accessible maps for the blind: Comparing 3D printed models with tactile graphics

L Holloway, K Marriott, M Butler - … of the 2018 chi conference on human …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Tactile maps are widely used in Orientation and Mobility (O&M) training for people with
blindness and severe vision impairment. Commodity 3D printers now offer an alternative …

Tactile materials in practice: Understanding the experiences of teachers of the visually impaired

M Phutane, J Wright, BV Castro, L Shi… - ACM Transactions on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Teachers of the visually impaired (TVIs) regularly present tactile materials (tactile graphics,
3D models, and real objects) to students with vision impairments. Researchers have been …

Facade: Auto-generating tactile interfaces to appliances

A Guo, J Kim, XA Chen, T Yeh, SE Hudson… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Common appliances have shifted toward flat interface panels, making them inaccessible to
blind people. Although blind people can label appliances with Braille stickers, doing so …

Editing spatial layouts through tactile templates for people with visual impairments

J Li, S Kim, JA Miele, M Agrawala… - Proceedings of the 2019 …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Spatial layout is a key component in graphic design. While people who are blind or visually
impaired (BVI) can use screen readers or magnifiers to access digital content, these tools fail …

Map learning with a 3D printed interactive small-scale model: Improvement of space and text memorization in visually impaired students

S Giraud, AM Brock, MJM Macé, C Jouffrais - Frontiers in psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Special education teachers for visually impaired students rely on tools such as raised-line
maps (RLMs) to teach spatial knowledge. These tools do not fully and adequately meet the …

Community based robot design for classrooms with mixed visual abilities children

I Neto, H Nicolau, A Paiva - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Visually impaired children (VI) face challenges in collaborative learning in classrooms.
Robots have the potential to support inclusive classroom experiences by leveraging their …

“Bursting the Assistance Bubble” Designing Inclusive Technology with Children with Mixed Visual Abilities

O Metatla, C Cullen - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI conference on human …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Children living with visual impairments (VIs) are increasingly educated in mainstream rather
than special schools. But knowledge about the challenges they face in inclusive schooling …

Markit and Talkit: a low-barrier toolkit to augment 3D printed models with audio annotations

L Shi, Y Zhao, S Azenkot - Proceedings of the 30th annual acm …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
As three-dimensional printers become more available, 3D printed models can serve as
important learning materials, especially for blind people who perceive the models tactilely …