Designing across map use contexts: A research agenda

AL Griffin, T White, C Fish, B Tomio… - International Journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The explosion of map use in the past few decades as part of everyday activities, accelerated
through the digital production and dissemination of maps and the availability of low-cost …

Technology developments in touch-based accessible graphics: A systematic review of research 2010-2020

M Butler, LM Holloway, S Reinders, C Goncu… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
This paper presents a systematic literature review of 292 publications from 97 unique
venues on touch-based graphics for people who are blind or have low vision, from 2010 to …

A skin-like sensor for intelligent Braille recognition

XF Zhao, CZ Hang, HL Lu, K Xu, H Zhang, F Yang… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
A flexible skin-like tactile sensor as one of the key components in the next generation for
robots should have the ability to perform real-time feedback, continuous measurement, and …

Towards a multisensory augmented reality map for blind and low vision people: A participatory design approach

J Albouys-Perrois, J Laviole, C Briant… - Proceedings of the 2018 …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
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 …

Accessible visual artworks for blind and visually impaired people: comparing a multimodal approach with tactile graphics

L Cavazos Quero, J Iranzo Bartolomé, J Cho - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite the use of tactile graphics and audio guides, blind and visually impaired people still
face challenges to experience and understand visual artworks independently at art …

Accessible interactive maps for visually impaired users

J Ducasse, AM Brock, C Jouffrais - Mobility of Visually Impaired People …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

MapSense: multi-sensory interactive maps for children living with visual impairments

E Brule, G Bailly, A Brock, F Valentin, G Denis… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
We report on the design process leading to the creation of MapSense, a multi-sensory
interactive map for visually impaired children. We conducted a formative study in a …

Virtual navigation for blind people: Building sequential representations of the real-world

J Guerreiro, D Ahmetovic, KM Kitani… - Proceedings of the 19th …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
When preparing to visit new locations, sighted people often look at maps to build an a priori
mental representation of the environment as a sequence of step-by-step actions and points …

The accessibility of data visualizations on the web for screen reader users: Practices and experiences during covid-19

D Fan, A Fay Siu, H Rao, GSH Kim, X Vazquez… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Data visualization has become an increasingly important means of effective data
communication and has played a vital role in broadcasting the progression of COVID-19 …

Virtual navigation for blind people: Transferring route knowledge to the real-World

J Guerreiro, D Sato, D Ahmetovic, E Ohn-Bar… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Independent navigation is challenging for blind people, particularly in unfamiliar
environments. Navigation assistive technologies try to provide additional support by guiding …