Accessible On-line Graphics
Anuradha Madugalla · 2015 · Proceedings of the 12th International Web for All Conference (W4A) · doi:10.1145/2745555.2746672
Summary
This is an alternate ACM Digital Library entry (DOI: 10.1145/2745555.2746672) for the same paper also catalogued under DOI: 10.1145/2578726.2746672. Please see the full review under that DOI for complete summary, key findings, and relevance analysis. The paper proposes semi-automated methods for transcribing online graphics — particularly floor plans — into accessible formats for blind users, using image processing techniques and the GraVVITAS iPad app developed with Vision Australia at Monash University.
Key findings
See full review under DOI 10.1145/2578726.2746672.
Relevance
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Tags: blindness · tactile graphics · accessible graphics · floor plans · SVG · image processing · sonification · indoor navigation · graphic transcription