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Enabling spatial reading using multimodal system for individuals with blindness

Enabling spatial reading using multimodal system for individuals with blindness Enabling Spatial Reading Using Multimodal System For Individuals With Blindness CS Department, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA, USA yasmineg@vt.edul Yasmine N. El-Glaly Abstract In this research, we investigate technology that gives multimodal access to enable Individuals with Blindness or Severe Visual Impairments (IBSVI) to read text documents by fusing audio, spatial, and haptic information. We use the iPad as an exemplar of modern slate devices that combine computation, touch sensing, and audio capabilities as the platform for our research. The preliminary results of our experiments show the functionality of our system, however interaction problems need to be addressed. Introduction Reading in spatial domain is crucial for comprehension and learning. Decoded information in spatial medium is meant to be read by readers with sight capabilities. Conveying spatial reading experience for IBSVI is an open research area that needs researchers attention, especially that IBSVI may not be aware with their need to access spatial reading materials. The main research question that we investigate is: how to transform reading materials in its spatial format to a medium that is accessible for IBSVI? Our goal is to render text audibly as it is touched on the iPad surface, and we hypothesize that with http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing Association for Computing Machinery

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Association for Computing Machinery
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Copyright © 2013 by ACM Inc.
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1558-2337
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10.1145/2444800.2444803
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Enabling Spatial Reading Using Multimodal System For Individuals With Blindness CS Department, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA, USA yasmineg@vt.edul Yasmine N. El-Glaly Abstract In this research, we investigate technology that gives multimodal access to enable Individuals with Blindness or Severe Visual Impairments (IBSVI) to read text documents by fusing audio, spatial, and haptic information. We use the iPad as an exemplar of modern slate devices that combine computation, touch sensing, and audio capabilities as the platform for our research. The preliminary results of our experiments show the functionality of our system, however interaction problems need to be addressed. Introduction Reading in spatial domain is crucial for comprehension and learning. Decoded information in spatial medium is meant to be read by readers with sight capabilities. Conveying spatial reading experience for IBSVI is an open research area that needs researchers attention, especially that IBSVI may not be aware with their need to access spatial reading materials. The main research question that we investigate is: how to transform reading materials in its spatial format to a medium that is accessible for IBSVI? Our goal is to render text audibly as it is touched on the iPad surface, and we hypothesize that with

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ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing – Association for Computing Machinery

Published: Jan 1, 2013

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