Rapid ethnography: time deepening strategies for HCI field research
DIS '00 Proceedings of the 3rd conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques
Drishti: An Integrated Indoor/Outdoor Blind Navigation System and Service
PERCOM '04 Proceedings of the Second IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom'04)
Wizard of Oz Support throughout an Iterative Design Process
IEEE Pervasive Computing
RFID Information Grid for Blind Navigation and Wayfinding
ISWC '05 Proceedings of the Ninth IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers
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In this poster we trace the discovery and initial design phases for a digital museum guide for visitors who are blind, for use at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto. Our design goal was to create a prototype for a handheld device that would provide contextual, descriptive, and historical information about artifacts in the museum's permanent collection. First, we reviewed existing assistive technologies. Second, a participatory design approach was identified as a useful methodology to understand the specific characteristics of the context of use and the unique perspectives of the users in this study. Third, in collaboration with participants who are blind and museum staff, we developed a medium-fidelity prototype. Using a simulation technique with participants in situ, we created rapid iterations of our prototype. Here, we present our key findings and recommendations.