Tactile audio responsive intelligent system

Zeinullin, M. and Hersh, M. (2022) Tactile audio responsive intelligent system. IEEE Access, 10, pp. 122074-122091. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3223099)

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Abstract

For people with visual impairments, information encoded in a visual format creates certain barriers. To alleviate this, a large volume of research has been conducted in the field of assistive technology. In our work, we developed a special system that makes educational materials more accessible. The system consists of three components: the pre-labelled tactile graphics, an interactive labelling web tool and the phone application. Tactile graphics are used at schools for the blind and allow the students to understand non-textual information by touch. The digital version of the graphics first needs to be labelled by teachers using the developed web tool. Then, the phone app, which is based on the Android platform, will accompany those graphics with the audio descriptions. The fundamental purpose of the developed app is to allow the user to gain information without sighted assistance. We also conducted a study to evaluate the system. First, the structured interview was carried out to gather data about the participant’s experience with the tactile graphics and mobile devices. Next, quantitative measurements were obtained through a series of experiments. Subsequently, a post-experimental session was carried out to record the participants’ thoughts and opinions about the system. The results of the experiments demonstrated that the proposed mobile application allows the users to explore the graphics more efficiently.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Zeinullin, Maralbek and Hersh, Dr Marion
Authors: Zeinullin, M., and Hersh, M.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering
Journal Name:IEEE Access
Publisher:IEEE
ISSN:2169-3536
ISSN (Online):2169-3536
Published Online:17 November 2022
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2022 The Authors
First Published:First published in IEEE Access 10: 122074-122091
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence

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