Current web accessibility guidelines ask visualization designers to support screen readers
via basic non‐visual alternatives like textual descriptions and access to raw data tables. But …

Improvements in technology and navigation tools are leading to more affordable and
effective solutions to assist individuals with visual impairments. The progress made in …

Tactile relief maps are used by visually impaired people to acquire mental representation of
space, but they retain important limitations (limited amount of information, braille text, etc.) …

Spatial media for people who are blind or visually impaired (B/VI) have evolved
considerably in the years following Chris Perkins' review of tactile map research, especially …

Tactile materials are powerful teaching aids for students with visual impairments (VIs). To
design these materials, designers must use modeling applications, which have high …

In preparing to navigate in an unfamiliar location, a blind person may use non-visual maps.
This project is aimed at developing more effective, interactive audio-tactile maps. The maps …

Multimodal interactive maps are a solution for presenting spatial information to visually
impaired people. In this paper, we present an interactive multimodal map prototype that is …

We present our participatively and iteratively designed 3D audio-tactile globe that enables
blind and low-vision users to perceive geo-spatial information. Blind and low-vision users …

Tactile maps are essential tools for visually impaired people to comprehend space and to
support the simple pedestrian trips made difficult by their disability. Tactile maps are created …

The use of spatial (geographic) information is becoming ever more central and pervasive in
today's internet society but the most of it is currently inaccessible to visually impaired users …