On presenting audio-tactile maps to visually impaired users for getting directions

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3955-3960

  Paladugu, Devi Archana ^a   Wang, Zheshen ^a   Li, Baoxin ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Assistive technology; Blind users; Evaluation; Guidelines; Tactile audio map; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BLIND USERS; BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES; COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNS; EVALUATION GUIDELINES; ONLINE MAPS; TACTILE MAPS; TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUALLY-IMPAIRED USERS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77953086327     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1753846.1754085     Document Type: Conference Paper

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