2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The graphic representation method as the universal-designed touch-screen interface for visually impaired people
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21700146
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Media informatics/Database
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| Research Institution | Sophia University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAIRI Ikuko Sophia University, 理工学部, 准教授 (10358880)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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