Although most readers associate the term virtual reality (VR) with visually appealing
entertainment content, this technology also promises to be helpful to disadvantaged people …

Personal computers, palm top computers, media players and cell phones provide instant
access to information from around the world. There are a wide variety of options available to …

A blind person's interactions with technology Page 1 58 communIcATIons of The Acm |
auGuST 2009 | voL. 52 | no. 8 contributed articles cURRent pRActice in computer interface …

There is no evidence that mathematical semantics cannot be understood due to blindness,
the problem is the current access barrier to mathematical resources. In light of this problem …

This work describes a new haptic & audio virtual environment to allow visually impaired
people to have access to the three-dimensional graphic computer world through the sense …

While software is increasingly being improved to enhance access and use, software
interfaces nonetheless often create barriers for people who are blind. In response, the blind …

Video games are changing how we interact and communicate with each other. They can
provide an authentic and collaborative platform for building new communities and …

This paper presents a haptic virtual reality tool developed to enhance the accessibility for the
visually impaired. The proposed approach focuses on the development of a highly …

„Blindness, Technology and Haptics“ Page 1 „Blindness, Technology and Haptics“ Autor: Vincent
Lévesque Präsentiert von Daniela Zimmermann 06. Oktober 2014 Kickoff-Meeting Kinaptic Page …

Potential applications of online virtual worlds are attracting the interest of many researchers
around the world. One and perhaps the most famous example of such systems is Linden …