An approach to the evaluation of assistive technology
Assets '96 Proceedings of the second annual ACM conference on Assistive technologies
Tradeoffs in displaying peripheral information
Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The development of language processing support for the ViSiCAST project
Assets '00 Proceedings of the fourth international ACM conference on Assistive technologies
Time Aura: interfaces for pacing
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Support for multitasking and background awareness using interactive peripheral displays
Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology
Users' conceptions of web security: a comparative study
CHI '02 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
An evaluation of information visualization in attention-limited environments
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The Weft: A Representation for Periodic Sounds
ICASSP '97 Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP '97)-Volume 2 - Volume 2
A Wearable Computer Based American Sign Language Recognizer
ISWC '97 Proceedings of the 1st IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers
Scope: providing awareness of multiple notifications at a glance
Proceedings of the Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces
A toolkit for managing user attention in peripheral displays
Proceedings of the 17th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology
Visualizing non-speech sounds for the deaf
Proceedings of the 7th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Understanding the Influence of the Users' Context in AmI
Social Science Computer Review
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Audiowiz: nearly real-time audio transcriptions
Proceedings of the 12th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Assessing the deaf user perspective on sign language avatars
The proceedings of the 13th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Ambient pre-communication: a study of voice volume control method on telecommunication
Ambient Intelligence in Everyday Life
Beyond the channel: A literature review on ambient displays for learning
Computers & Education
StickEar: making everyday objects respond to sound
Proceedings of the 26th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology
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We developed two visual displays for providing awareness of environmental audio to deaf individuals. Based on fieldwork with deaf and hearing participants, we focused on supporting awareness of non-speech audio sounds such as ringing phones and knocking in a work environment. Unlike past work, our designs support both monitoring and notification of sounds, support discovery of new sounds, and do not require a priori knowledge of sounds to be detected. Our Spectrograph design shows pitch and amplitude, while our Positional Ripples design shows amplitude and location of sounds. A controlled experiment involving deaf participants found neither display to be significantly distracting. However, users preferred the Positional Ripples display and found that display easier to monitor (notification sounds were detected with 90% success in a laboratory setting). The Spectrograph display also supported successful detection in most cases, and was well received when deployed in the field.