The drive to create: an investigation of tools to support disabled artists

  • Authors:
  • Dharani Priyahansika Perera;Jim R. T. Eales;Kathy Blashki

  • Affiliations:
  • Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia;Middlesex University, London, United Kngdm;Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCHI conference on Creativity & cognition
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

For people with upper limb disabilities visual art is an important activity that allows for expression of individuality and independence. Through a series of case studies we illustrate the struggles faced by people with upper limb disabilities to be creative. They show remarkable endurance, patience and determination to adapt their remaining capabilities to create visual art. The case studies also show the significant advantages of digital technologies in assisting artists with upper limb disabilities. We discuss the implication of alternative and/or multimodal interactions as possible assistive technologies for creating visual art. A prototype is under development to investigate the possibilities of paralinguistic voice as a mode of creating visual art.