PLUMB:: an interface for users who are blind to display, create, and modify graphs

Authors:
Matt Calder;Robert F. Cohen;Jessica Lanzoni;Yun Xu
Affiliations:
U Mass Boston, Boston, Ma;U Mass Boston, Boston, Ma;U Mass Boston, Boston, Ma;U Mass Boston, Boston, Ma
Venue:
Proceedings of the 8th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Year:
2006

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Abstract

We demonstrate the most recent version of our system to communicate graphs and relational information to blind users. We have developed a system called exPLoring graphs at UMB (PLUMB) that displays a drawn graph on a tablet PC and uses auditory cues to help a blind user navigate the graph. This work has applications to assist blind individuals in Computer Science and other educational disciplines, navigation and map manipulation.