Web-based multimodal graphs for visually impaired people

Yu, W., Reid, D. and Brewster, S.A. (2002) Web-based multimodal graphs for visually impaired people. In: 1st Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT), Cambridge, England, 25-27 March 2002, ISBN 1852335955

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Abstract

This paper describes the development and evaluation of Web-based multimodal graphs designed for visually impaired and blind people. The information in the graphs is conveyed to visually impaired people through haptic and audio channels. The motivation of this work is to address problems faced by visually impaired people in accessing graphical information on the Internet, particularly the common types of graphs for data visualization. In our work, line graphs, bar charts and pie charts are accessible through a force feedback device, the Logitech WingMan Force Feedback Mouse. Pre-recorded sound files are used to represent graph contents to users. In order to test the usability of the developed Web graphs, an evaluation was conducted with bar charts as the experimental platform. The results showed that the participants could successfully use the haptic and audio features to extract information from the Web graphs.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Brewster, Professor Stephen
Authors: Yu, W., Reid, D., and Brewster, S.A.
Subjects:Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
Publisher:Springer Verlag
ISBN:1852335955
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2002 Springer
First Published:First published in Universal Access and Assistive Technology: Proceedings of the Cambridge Workshop on UA and AT '02
Publisher Policy:Reproduced with the permission of the publisher

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