Data physicalization is a rich and vast research area that studies the use of physical artifacts
to convey data. It overlaps with a number of research areas including information …

Addressing the needs of visually impaired people is of continued interest in Human
Computer Interaction (HCI) research. Yet, one of the major challenges facing researchers in …

Current low-tech Orientation & Mobility (O&M) tools for visually impaired people, eg tactile
maps, possess limitations. Interactive accessible maps have been developed to overcome …

Tactile maps are commonly used to give visually impaired users access to geographical
representations. Although those relief maps are efficient tools for acquisition of spatial …

Numerous systems for hel** visually impaired people navigate in unfamiliar places have
been proposed. However, few can detect and warn about moving obstacles, provide correct …

We present TangibleGrid, a novel device that allows blind users to understand and design
the layout of a web page with real-time tangible feedback. We conducted semi-structured …

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 …

This paper introduces dynamic composite physicalizations, a new class of physical
visualizations that use collections of self-propelled objects to represent data. Dynamic …

Orientation and Mobility (O8M) classes teach people with visual impairments how to
navigate the world; for instance, how to cross a road. Yet, this training can be difficult and …

For people with visual impairments, tactile graphics are an important means to learn and
explore information. However, raised line tactile graphics created with traditional materials …