Wedge: clutter-free visualization of off-screen locations
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Investigating touchscreen accessibility for people with visual impairments
Proceedings of the 5th Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction: building bridges
Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Location and the Web
Vibrotactile feedback to aid blind users of mobile guides
Journal of Visual Languages and Computing
Mobile Audio Navigation Interfaces for the Blind
UAHCI '09 Proceedings of the 5th International on ConferenceUniversal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Part II: Intelligent and Ubiquitous Interaction Environments
Tactile Paper Prototyping with Blind Subjects
HAID '09 Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design
Eyes-free overviews for mobile map applications
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
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
On presenting audio-tactile maps to visually impaired users for getting directions
CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Artex: artificial textures from every-day surfaces for touchscreens
CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Audio-haptic browser for a geographical information system
ICCHP'10 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Computers helping people with special needs
A graphical tactile screen-explorer
ICCHP'10 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Computers helping people with special needs
ICCHP'10 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Computers helping people with special needs
Collaboratively generated content on the audio-tactile map
ICCHP'10 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Computers helping people with special needs: Part I
Making digital maps accessible using vibrations
ICCHP'10 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Computers helping people with special needs: Part I
Usage of multimodal maps for blind people: why and how
ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces
Universal Access in the Information Society - Special Issue: Intergenerational context as an emphasis for design
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
Generating situated assisting utterances to facilitate tactile-map understanding: a prototype system
SLPAT '12 Proceedings of the Third Workshop on Speech and Language Processing for Assistive Technologies
Extended verbal assistance facilitates knowledge acquisition of virtual tactile maps
SC'12 Proceedings of the 2012 international conference on Spatial Cognition VIII
Designing interactive content with blind users for a perceptual supplementation system
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction
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Visual maps deliver content in a simple and effective way. They can be useful for various purposes in areas such as street guidance, surrounding information, and education. However, sightless persons are unable to explore visual maps and risk being cut off from several multimedia Web applications. In this paper, starting from accessibility issues of map-based applications, we discuss possible interaction modalities and devices to use for truly achieving usage perspectives desired by blind people. New ways to interact with a mobile device (such as gestures or touch commands) and possible solutions for making a map truly effective are investigated. In order to better explain the issues and needs of blind users accessing visual maps, an example of an interaction is presented.