The graphic representation method as the universal-designed touch-screen interface for visually impaired people

• Project/Area Number: 21700146
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Media informatics/Database
• Research Institution: Sophia University
• Principal Investigator: YAIRI Ikuko Sophia University, 理工学部, 准教授 (10358880)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
• Keywords: 視覚障害者支援 / タッチパネル / ユニバーサルデザイン / アクセシビリティ / 図形認識 / 空間認知 / 音声による情報補償

Research Abstract

This research has been supported by the grant from FY2009 to FY2010. The research goal is to propose the novel graphic representation method with touch and sound as the universal designed touch-screen interface for visually impaired people. The proposed method and interfaces are basic techniques for developing plug-ins which help blind people to use ordinary mass-produced computer devices with touch-screens, such as smart-phones and iPad. Our idea is so simple that musical scales guide users' finger to trace graphics and to memorize their position on the touch-screen. Four interfaces based on the idea were implemented and evaluated by visually impaired people.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Evaluation of Sound Effects and Presentation Position for Universal Designed Interactive Map with Due Consideration for Visually Impaired People (2011)
  • Author(s): Kumi NAOE, Yoshiteru AZUMA, Masamitsu TAKANO, Ikuko Eguchi YAIRI
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control Vol.7 Pages: 2897-2906
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Evaluation of Sound Effects and Presentation Position for Universal Designed Interactive Map with Due Consideration for Visually Impaired People (2011)
  • Author(s): Kumi NAOE, Yoshiteru AZUMA, Masamitsu TAKANO, Ikuko Eguchi YAIRI
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control Volume: 7 Pages: 2897-2906
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 視覚障害者の利用に配慮したインタラクティブ地図のスクロール機能の実装と評価 (2010)
  • Author(s): 高野将充, 野口嵩人, 尚永久美, 東佳輝, 福島裕介, 矢入郁子
  • Organizer: ヒューマンインタフェースシンポジウム2010
  • Place of Presentation: 滋賀県
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-09
• [Presentation] タッチパネルを用いた視覚障害者向け地図提示法の実装と評価 (2010)
  • Author(s): 及川辰幸, 平川裕樹, 高野将充, 福島裕介, 矢入郁子
  • Organizer: ヒューマンインタフェースシンポジウム2010
  • Place of Presentation: 滋賀県
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-09
• [Presentation] 視覚障害者の利用に考慮したタッチパネルにおける音提示方法 (2010)
  • Author(s): 碓井啓二朗, 石井英勝, 福島裕介, 矢入郁子
  • Organizer: ヒューマンインタフェースシンポジウム2010
  • Place of Presentation: 滋賀県
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-09
• [Presentation] 点字習熟度からみた視覚障害者のタッチパネルを用いた図形認知特性の解明 (2010)
  • Author(s): 尚永久美, 高野将充, 矢入郁子
  • Organizer: 第136回ヒューマンコンピュータインタラクション研究発表会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都産業大学,京都府,日本
  • Year and Date: 2010-01-22
• [Presentation] 点字習熟度からみた視覚障害者のタッチパネルを用いた図形認知特性の解明、 (2010)
  • Author(s): 尚永久美, 高野将充, 矢入郁子
  • Organizer: 第136回ヒューマンコンピュータインタラクション研究発表会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都産業天学,京都府, 日本
  • Year and Date: 2010-01-22
• [Presentation] The Evaluation of Visually Impaired People's Ability of Defining the Object Location on Touch-screen (2010)
  • Author(s): K.Usui, M.Takano, Y.Fukushima, I.E.Yairi
  • Organizer: 12th Int'1 ACM Conf. on Computers and Accessibility
  • Place of Presentation: Orland, FL, USA.
• [Presentation] Investigation of figure recognition with touch panel of visually impaired people from the perspective of braille proficiency (2010)
  • Author(s): Kumi NAOE, Masamitsu TAKANO, Ikuko Eguchi YAIRI
  • Organizer: SICE Annual Conference 2010
  • Place of Presentation: Taipei, Taiwan.
• [Presentation] Sound Presentation Method for Touch Panel Regarding The Use of Visually Impaired People (2010)
  • Author(s): Keijiro Usui, Masamitsu TAKANO, Ikuko Eguchi YAIRI
  • Organizer: SICE Annual Conference 2010
  • Place of Presentation: Taipei, Taiwan.
• [Presentation] Investigation_of figure recognition with touch panel of visually impaired people from the perspective of braille proficiency (2010)
  • Author(s): Kumi NAOE, Masamitsu TAKANO, Ikuko Eguchi YAIRI
  • Organizer: SICE Annual Conference 2010
  • Place of Presentation: Taipei, Taiwan
• [Presentation] Sound Presentation Method for Touch Panel Regarding The Use of Visually Impaired People (2010)
  • Author(s): Keijiro Usui, Masamitsu TAKANO, Ikuko Eguchi YAIRI
  • Organizer: SICE Annual Conference 2010
  • Place of Presentation: Taipei, Taiwan
• [Presentation] The Evaluation of Visually Impaired People's Ability of Defining the Object Location on Touch-screen (2010)
  • Author(s): K.Usui, M.Takano, Y.Fukushima, I.E.Yairi
  • Organizer: 12th Int'l ACM Conf.on Computers and Accessibility
  • Place of Presentation: Orland, FL, USA
• [Presentation] The One Octave Scale Interface for Graphical Representation for Visually Impaired People (2009)
  • Author(s): Ikuko Eguchi Yairi, Masamitsu Takano
  • Organizer: 11th Int'1 ACM Conf. on Computers and Accessibility
  • Place of Presentation: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-26
• [Presentation] The One Octave Scale Interface for Graphica1 Representation for Visually Impaired People (2009)
  • Author(s): Ikuko Eguchi Yairi, Masamitsu Takano
  • Organizer: 11th Int'l ACM Conf. on Computers and Accessibility
  • Place of Presentation: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-26
• [Presentation] Evaluation of Sound Effects and Presentation Position for Universal Designed Interactive Map with Due Consideration for Visually Impaired People (2009)
  • Author(s): Kumi Naoe, Yoshiteru Azuma, Masamitsu Takano, Ikuko Eguchi Yairi
  • Organizer: The 1st International Workshop on Aware Computing (IWAC09)
  • Place of Presentation: 会津大学,福島県,日本
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-17
• [Presentation] Evaluarion of Sound Effects and Presentation Position for Universal Designed Interactive Map with Due Consideration for Visually Impaired People (2009)
  • Author(s): Kumi Naoe, Yoshiteru Azuma, Masamitsu Takano, Ikuko Eguchi Yairi
  • Organizer: The 1st International Workshop on Aware Computing(IWAC09)
  • Place of Presentation: 会津大学、福島県、日本
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-17