Two Dimensional Audio Environment for the Visually Impaired

Two Dimensional Audio Environment for the Visually Impaired, hereinafter TDAEVI is an audio based computer interface with positional information. It provides layout and tabular structures in application interfaces. A prototype system is implemented in order to test the concept. Both qualitative and...

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Published in2011 International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer) pp. 46 - 51
Main Authors Weerasekara, K., Dias, M., Rajapakse, R., Wimalarathne, P., Dharmarathne, A.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2011
Subjects
Audio based environment
Human computer interaction
Interfaces
Layout
Navigation
Sound positioning
Speech
Visually impaired
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Summary:Two Dimensional Audio Environment for the Visually Impaired, hereinafter TDAEVI is an audio based computer interface with positional information. It provides layout and tabular structures in application interfaces. A prototype system is implemented in order to test the concept. Both qualitative and quantitative evaluations were carried out with users who have an average level of computer skills. Finally the results were analyzed using statistical methods. Position identification of the home page and feedback taken for the questionnaire provided exceptionally positive results towards the concept.
ISBN:1457711133
9781457711138
DOI:10.1109/ICTer.2011.6075025