[Paper] Touchscreen Text Entry Methods Used by Blind and Low Vision Users Analysis of ICT User Survey 2017

• Published in: ITE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDIA TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 134 - 141
• Main Authors: Kobayashi, Makoto, Minatani, Kazunori, Watanabe, Tetsuya, Kaga, Hirotsugu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers 2019
• Subjects: Blind; Low Vision; Smartphone; Tablet; Text Entry; User Survey

A survey was conducted on the use of ICT devices by blind and visually impaired people. Of the 303 respondents, 180 (59.4%) used feature phones (keitai), 161 (53.1%) used smartphones, 64 (21.1%) used tablets, and 285 (94.1%) used personal computers. The usage rate of smartphones doubled, and that of...