Tactile cartography in the digital age: A review and research agenda

H Cole - Progress in human geography, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Bentomuseum: 3d and layered interactive museum map for blind visitors

X Wang, S Kayukawa, H Takagi… - Proceedings of the 24th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Obtaining information before a visit is one of the priority needs and challenges for blind
museum visitors. We propose BentoMuseum, a layered, stackable, and three-dimensional …

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 …

Exploration strategies for tactile graphics displayed by electrovibration on a touchscreen

B Sadia, A Sadic, M Ayyildiz, C Basdogan - International Journal of Human …, 2022 - Elsevier
Advancements in surface haptics technology have given rise to the development of
interactive applications displaying tactile content on touch surfaces such as images, signs …

Simphony: Enhancing Accessible Pattern Design Practices among Blind Weavers

M Das, D Gergle, AM Piper - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The maker movement has garnered significant attention as democratizing design; yet, recent
work has called attention to the challenges disabled people encounter in making. Although …

Pixelated Interactions: Exploring Pixel Art for Graphical Primitives on a Pin Array Tactile Display

T Bhatnagar, V Upadhyay, A Sharma… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Two-dimensional pin array displays enable access to tactile graphics that are important for
the education of students with visual impairments. Due to their prohibitive cost and limited …

Displaying easily recognizable tactile pictures: A comparison of three illustration techniques with blind and sighted children

C Mascle, C Jouffrais, G Kaminski, F Bara - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Illustrated books hold a special place in children's early literacy development. However,
blind children have little access to them and there is no guarantee that they can easily …

Audiofunctions. web: Multimodal exploration of mathematical function graphs

D Ahmetovic, C Bernareggi, J Guerreiro… - Proceedings of the 16th …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
We present AudioFunctions. web, a web app that uses sonification, earcons and speech
synthesis to enable blind people to explore mathematical function graphs. The system is …

Inclusive education technologies: Emerging opportunities for people with visual impairments

O Metatla, M Serrano, C Jouffrais, A Thieme… - Extended abstracts of …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Technology has become central to many activities of learning, ranging from its use in
classroom education to work training, mastering a new hobby, or acquiring new skills of …

Tactile fixations: A behavioral marker on how people with visual impairments explore raised-line graphics

K Zhao, S Bardot, M Serrano, M Simonnet… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Raised-line graphics are tactile documents made for people with visual impairments (VI).
Their exploration relies on a complex two-handed behavior. To better understand the …