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Towards Developing Assistive Haptic Feedback for Visually Impaired Internet Users
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posted on 2023-06-08, 00:54 authored by Ravi Kuber, Wai Yu, Graham McAllisterHaptic technologies are thought to have the potential to help blind individuals overcome the challenges experienced when accessing the Web. This paper proposes a structured participatory-based approach for developing targeted haptic sensations for purposes of web page exploration, and reports preliminary results showing how HTML elements can be represented through the use of force-feedback. Findings are then compared with mappings from previous studies, demonstrating the need for providing tailored haptic sensations for blind Internet users. This research aims to culminate in a framework, encompassing a vocabulary of haptic sensations with accompanying recommendations for designers to reference when developing inclusive web solutions.
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10.0Presentation Type
- paper
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Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsEvent location
San Jose, USAEvent type
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978-1-59593-593-9Department affiliated with
- Informatics Publications
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Originality: A novel structured design framework is presented for designing assistive haptic feedback for the web. Rigour: A structured design approach is proposed consisting of participatory-based design, task analysis, user groups, expert participation and scenarios. This is evaluated using a case study and compared with previous research findings. Significance/Impact: This research proposes the first framework for developing haptic feedback for blind users browsing the Internet. As such, it is likely to become the framework that will be used by researchers intending to design assistive haptic feedback for the Web.Full text available
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2012-02-06Usage metrics
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