SIGACCESS Elections: Message from Past Chair
Acquisition of Spatial Environmental Information from Tactile Displays
Abstract: It is still recognized as a challenge task while blind and visually impaired people travel outdoor independently, even if there are a number of assistive mobility aids available. In addition to building universal facilities in urban and rural environments for them, it is essential to develop novel mobility assistive technologies and systems to satisfy their increasing demands for mobility. To investigate those demands, an international survey with 106 blind and visually impaired people from …
Interactive Maps for Visually Impaired People: Design, Usability and Spatial Cognition
This thesis demonstrates the importance of interactive maps for visually impaired people and their spatial cognition.
Chieko Asakawa and Takashi Itoh: 2013 Impact Award
User Interface of a Home Page Reader