Instant tactile-audio map: enabling access to digital maps for people with visual impairment
Proceedings of the 11th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Making visual maps accessible to the blind
UAHCI'11 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Universal access in human-computer interaction: users diversity - Volume Part II
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Fast and independent access to map directions for people who are blind
Interacting with Computers
Design and user satisfaction of interactive maps for visually impaired people
ICCHP'12 Proceedings of the 13th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs - Volume Part II
Enriching graphic maps to enable multimodal interaction by blind people
UAHCI'13 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: design methods, tools, and interaction techniques for eInclusion - Volume Part I
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Recent years have witnessed significant efforts on developing computer-based technologies for making maps accessible to people who are blind. Existing work has largely focused on the technological aspects of the problem without adequate attention to the humancomputer interaction issues. Using an audio-tactile system as the platform, we present a focused study on such HCI issues for supporting a blind user's effective navigation of a map in getting directions. The ultimate goal of the research is to establish comprehensive design guidelines for building technologies that truly serve the needs of the users in the application of accessible maps. The results of our current study suggest that the proposed designs are effective for supporting a blind user in obtaining directions from online maps.