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Augmenting the non-visual web browsing process using the geomagic touch haptic device

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Charlotte MagnussonAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing, Issue 109

Pages 4 - 10

https://doi.org/10.1145/2637487.2637488

Published: 01 June 2014 Publication History

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In this article, we describe an extension to a web browsing tool, designed to support individuals who are blind. The user is able to explore web-based content using the Geomagic Touch device. Both haptic and speech-based cues are presented when alighting over objects (e.g. images, hyperlinks, buttons and textboxes/textareas), replacing much of the structural information which can be difficult to obtain via a traditional screen reader. Findings from an observational study suggest that the tool offers promise to assist users with mapping the layout of objects on a web page. However, further refinements are needed, particularly when encountering smaller-sized objects located in close proximity to one another. In terms of future work, we aim to evaluate the tool with blind web developers who design for sighted audiences, or who work in teams with sighted developers, to determine whether the solution can support target users within the work environment.

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ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing Just Accepted

June 2014

25 pages

ISSN:1558-2337

EISSN:1558-1187

DOI:10.1145/2637487

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Jinjuan Heidi Feng
Towson University, Towson MD
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Hugo Nicolau
University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland

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