Accessible social platform to share and inform of barrier-free conditions for seniors and people with disabilities

• Project/Area Number: 15K16394
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Miura Takahiro 東京大学, 高齢社会総合研究機構, 特任助教 (80637075)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
• Keywords: バリアフリー状況のアセスメント / アクセシビリティ / 高齢者 / 視覚障害者 / ユーザインタフェース / タッチスクリーン端末 / 肢体不自由者 / ユーザビリティ / ワークショップ支援ツール / ボタン配置

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Regardless of accessibility development in Japan, people with disabilities continue to experience difficulties in obtaining information about accessible/inaccessible places and routes because of the limited local disclosure of this information. These inconvenient conditions are detrimental to their quality of life because it decreases their opportunities to go outside. The purpose of this study is to propose and develop a social sharing platform that provides accessibility information to people with disabilities and volunteers. The main points of our study can be summarized as follows: 1. Implications of and applications with an accessible interface for visually impaired people that can collect and present accessibility conditions in the real world. 2. Systems that can facilitate volunteers with/without disabilities sharing real-world accessibility conditions. 3. Comparative evaluation of accessibility information shared by a field assessment and a crowdsourcing-based transcription.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Collaborative Accessibility Assessments by Senior Citizens Using Smartphone Application ReAcTS (Real-world Accessibility Transaction System) (2018)
  • Author(s): Miura T, Yabu K, Ogino R, Hiyama A, Hirose M, Ifukube T.
  • Journal Title: Proc. W4A '18(15th International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility） Volume: - Pages: 1-10
  • DOI: 10.1145/3192714.3192826
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Virtual Museum for People with Low Vision (2018)
  • Author(s): Takahiro Miura, Gentaro Ando, Junji Onishi, Masaki Matsuo, Masatsugu Sakajiri, Tsukasa Ono
  • Journal Title: Proc. ICCHP 2018 Volume: (to Appear)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Experience Report of a Blind Gamer to Develop and Improve the Accessible Action RPG ShadowRine for Visually Impaired Gamers (2017)
  • Author(s): Masaki Matsuo, Masatsugu Sakajiri, Junji Onishi, Tsukasa Ono, Takahiro Miura
  • Journal Title: Journal on Technology and Persons with Disabilities Volume: 5 Pages: 172-191
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] How to establish a better information disclosure system on noise and environment -Concept proposals of information disclosure and a noise experience tool- (2017)
  • Author(s): Mari Ueda, Takashi Nishikubo, Takahiro Miura, Takashi Morihara, Yoshio Tsuchida, Masaaki Hiroe, Yasuhiro Hiraguri
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the 12th ICBEN Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem Volume: －
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] ReAcTS; ボランティアによる実地アセスメントを支援するバリアフリー状況収集・整理プラットフォーム (2017)
  • Author(s): 三浦 貴大, 藪 謙一郎, 荻野 亮吾, 堤 可奈子, 檜山 敦, 廣瀬 通孝, 伊福部 達
  • Journal Title: 情報処理学会 デジタルプラクティス Volume: 8(1) Pages: 21-29
  • NAID: 170000148368
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Accessible Button Arrangements of Touchscreen Interfaces for Visually Impaired Users (2016)
  • Author(s): Takahiro Miura, Takashi Ohashi, Masatsugu Sakajiri, Junji Onishi, Tsukasa Ono
  • Journal Title: Journal on Technology & Persons with Disabilities Volume: 4 Pages: 55-68
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 身体障害者のためのバリアフリー情報の共有: 実地アセスメントとクラウドソーシングによる入力情報の分析 (2016)
  • Author(s): 三浦 貴大, 藪 謙一郎, 坂尻 正次, 上田 麻理, 檜山 敦, 廣瀬 通孝, 伊福部 達
  • Journal Title: 日本バーチャルリアリティ学会論文誌 Volume: 21(2) Pages: 283-294
  • NAID: 130006832255
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 高齢者・身体障害者のためのアクセシビリティ状況の共有・整理を支援するバリアフリー情報共有基盤 (2016)
  • Author(s): 三浦 貴大, 藪 謙一郎
  • Journal Title: 地域ケアリング Volume: 18(8) Pages: 45-51
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Can visually impaired smartphone users correctly manipulate tiny screen keyboards under a screen reader condition? (2016)
  • Author(s): Ohashi T, Miura T, Sakajiri M, Onishi J, Ono T.
  • Journal Title: Computers Helping People with Special Needs Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2016:9759 Volume: - Pages: 157-164
  • DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41264-1_21
  • ISBN: 9783319412634, 9783319412641
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Sharing real-world accessibility conditions using a smartphone application by a volunteer group (2016)
  • Author(s): Takahiro Miura, Ken-ichiro Yabu, Takeshi Noro, Tomoko Segawa, Kei Kataoka, Akihito Nishimuta, Masaya Sanmonji, Atsushi Hiyama, Michitaka Hirose
  • Journal Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Computers Helping People with Special Needs) Volume: 9759 Pages: 265-272
  • DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41267-2_36
  • ISBN: 9783319412665, 9783319412672
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Accessibility, efficacy, and improvements of voting methodology for visually impaired persons in the case using a web-based electric ballot system (2016)
  • Author(s): Takahiro Miura, Akira Kitagami, Yasuhiko Fujinawa, Takeshi Nagoya
  • Journal Title: Proc. IndiaHCI 2016, ACM Volume: － Pages: 75-83
  • DOI: 10.1145/3014362.3014370
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Accessible button arrangements of touchscreens for visually impaired users (2016)
  • Author(s): Takahiro Miura, Takashi Ohashi, Masatsugu Sakajiri, Junji Onishi, Tsukasa Ono
  • Journal Title: Journal on Technology and Persons with Disabilities Volume: 4
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Can visually impaired smartphone users correctly manipulate tiny screen keyboards under a screen reader condition? (2016)
  • Author(s): Takashi Ohashi, Takahiro Miura, Masatsugu Sakajiri, Junji Onishi, Tsukasa Ono
  • Journal Title: Proc. ICCHP 2016 Volume: (to Appear)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Audible Mapper & ShadowRine: Development of Map Editor using only Sound in Accessible Game for Blind Users, and Accessible Action RPG for Visually Impaired Gamers (2016)
  • Author(s): Masaki Matsuo, Takahiro Miura, Masatsugu Sakajiri, Junji Onishi, Tsukasa Ono
  • Journal Title: Proc. ICCHP 2016 Volume: (to Appear)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 身体障害者のためのバリアフリー情報の共有: 実地アセスメントとクラウドソーシングによる入力情報の比較 (2016)
  • Author(s): 三浦 貴大, 藪 謙一郎, 坂尻 正次, 上田 麻理, 檜山 敦, 廣瀬 通孝, 伊福部 達
  • Journal Title: 日本バーチャルリアリティ学会論文誌 Volume: 21(2)
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Sharing real-world accessibility conditions using a smartphone application by a volunteer group (2016)
  • Author(s): Takahiro Miura, Ken-ichiro Yabu, Takeshi Noro, Tomoko Segawa, Kei Kataoka, Akihito Nishimuta, Masaya Sanmonji, Atsushi Hiyama, Michitaka Hirose
  • Journal Title: Proc. ICCHP 2016 Volume: (to Appear)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Evaluation of crowdsourced accessibility information sharing (2015)
  • Author(s): Takahiro Miura, Ken-ichiro Yabu, Masatsugu Sakajiri, Mari Ueda, Atsushi Hiyama, Michitaka Hirose, Tohru Ifukube
  • Journal Title: Journal on Technology and Persons with Disabilities Volume: 3 Pages: 232-245
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 高齢者・身体障害者のためのバリアフリー情報共有基盤 (2015)
  • Author(s): 三浦 貴大, 藪 謙一郎
  • Journal Title: 地域ケアリング Volume: 17(11) Pages: 84-93
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] 弱視者のためのバーチャルミュージアムの構築 (2018)
  • Author(s): 安藤 玄太郎, 松尾 政輝, 三浦 貴大, 坂尻 正次, 大西 淳児, 小野 束
  • Organizer: ライフサポート学会フロンティア講演会
• [Presentation] Minskey: 全盲者のためのスマートフォン向け小型ソフトウェアキーボード (2017)
  • Author(s): 三浦 貴大，坂尻 正次，大西 淳児，松尾 政輝，小野 束
  • Organizer: LIFE 2017
• [Presentation] 子供向け地域アセスメント支援ツールによるアクセシビリティマップの多世代共同作成支援 (2017)
  • Author(s): 三浦 貴大，藪 謙一郎，荻野 亮吾，檜山 敦，廣瀬 通孝，伊福部 達
  • Organizer: LIFE 2017
• [Presentation] 全盲者のアクセシビリティに配慮した音で作図するタッチスクリーン端末用地図エディタ (2017)
  • Author(s): 松尾 政輝, 三浦 貴大, 櫻田 仁幸, 坂尻 正次, 大西 淳児, 小野 束
  • Organizer: LIFE 2017
• [Presentation] 視覚障害者のスマートフォン利用におけるアクセシブルなボタン配置に関する検討 (2016)
  • Author(s): 三浦 貴大, 大橋 隆, 松尾 政輝, 坂尻 正次, 大西 淳児, 小野 束
  • Organizer: 第42回（2016年）感覚代行シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 産業技術総合研究所 臨海副都心センター
  • Year and Date: 2016-12-12
• [Presentation] 2010年代における視覚障害者のタッチスクリーン端末の利用・ニーズ動向 (2016)
  • Author(s): 三浦 貴大, 國安 雄貴, 坂尻 正次, 大西 淳児, 小野 束
  • Organizer: LIFE 2016
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大学 青葉山キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-04
• [Presentation] ReAcTS：実地アセスメント効率化のためのバリアフリー状況収集・整理システム (2016)
  • Author(s): 三浦 貴大, 藪 謙一郎, 荻野 亮吾, 野呂 岳史, 瀬川 智子, 片岡 慶 , 檜山 敦, 廣瀬 通孝，伊福部 達
  • Organizer: LIFE 2016
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大学 青葉山キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-04
• [Presentation] Sharing real-world accessibility information by seniors, people with disabilities, and volunteers (2016)
  • Author(s): Takahiro Miura
  • Organizer: MOST-JST Workshop on "ICT for Accessibility and Support of Older People"
  • Place of Presentation: Tainan, Taiwan
  • Year and Date: 2016-04-11
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] 全盲者のアクセシビリティに配慮した音だけで作図する地図エディタとアクションRPGの開発 (2016)
  • Author(s): 松尾 政輝，三浦 貴大，坂尻 正次，大西 淳児，小野 束
  • Organizer: ライフサポート学会フロンティア講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京工科大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-08
• [Presentation] 視覚障害ユーザのためのタッチスクリーン端末用音声フィードバック入出力インタフェース (2015)
  • Author(s): 大橋隆, 三浦貴大, 坂尻正次, 大西淳児, 小野束
  • Organizer: ライフサポート学会 視聴覚障害者バリアフリー技術研究会研究発表会
  • Place of Presentation: すみだ産業会館サンライズホール
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-03
• [Presentation] タッチスクリーン端末を利用する視覚障害ユーザのための音声フィードバックを活用した入出力インタフェース (2015)
  • Author(s): 大橋 隆, 三浦 貴大, 坂尻 正次, 大西 淳児, 小野 束
  • Organizer: 第14回情報科学フォーラム（FIT2015）
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-15
• [Presentation] 視覚障害者におけるタッチスクリーン端末の使用動向 (2015)
  • Author(s): 三浦 貴大, 坂尻 正次, 大西 淳児, 小野 束
  • Organizer: LIFE 2015
  • Place of Presentation: 九州産業大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-07
• [Presentation] 視覚障害ユーザのためのタッチスクリーンインタフェースのアクセシビルなボタン配置 (2015)
  • Author(s): 大橋 隆, 三浦 貴大, 坂尻 正次, 大西 淳児, 小野 束
  • Organizer: LIFE 2015
  • Place of Presentation: 九州産業大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-07