Fast and independent access to map directions for people who are blind

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-106

  Wang, Zheshen ^a   Li, Nan ^a   Li, Baoxin ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Multi modal system; Tactile map; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; FACSIMILE; MAPS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; USER INTERFACES;

ACCESSIBILITY; ADAPTIVE REPRESENTATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; MULTIMODAL SYSTEM; SCALABLE VECTOR GRAPHICS; TACTILE MAPS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUALLY-IMPAIRED USERS;

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE;

EID: 84859389875     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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