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  • ABC and 3D: Opportunities and Obstacles to 3D Printing in Special Education Environments

    Erin Buehler, Shaun K. Kane, Amy Hurst · 2014 · Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility (ASSETS 2014)

    This paper presents a formative study exploring how 3D printing can support special education across three diverse sites: a school for students with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities (Site A), a school for blind and visually impaired students (Site B), and the technology…

    3D printing · special education · assistive technology · digital fabrication · STEM education

  • M.I.D.A.S. Touch: Magnetic Interactive Device for Alternative Sight through Touch

    Taylan K. Sen, Morgan W. Sinko, Alex T. Wilson, Mohammed E. Hoque · 2014 · Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility (ASSETS 2014)

    This demonstration paper presents MIDAS Touch (Magnetic Interactive Device for Alternative Sight through Touch), a novel free-space haptic interface that allows visually impaired users to feel and create digital drawings without physical contact with a surface. The system uses a…

    visual impairment · haptic feedback · free-space haptics · drawing · magnetic interface

  • Coming to Grips: 3D Printing for Accessibility

    Erin Buehler, Amy Hurst, Megan Hofmann · 2014 · Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility (ASSETS '14)

    This demonstration paper presents a case study of using consumer-grade 3D printing to create custom assistive devices for a student with limited hand motor ability at a special education facility. The work grew out of a six-month evaluation of making and DIY technology in…

    assistive technology · 3D printing · digital fabrication · motor impairment · special education

  • Tactile Graphics with a Voice Demonstration

    Catherine M. Baker, Lauren R. Milne, Jeffrey Scofield, Cynthia L. Bennett, Richard E. Ladner · 2014 · Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility (ASSETS '14)

    This demonstration paper presents Tactile Graphics with a Voice (TGV), a system that makes labels on tactile graphics accessible to blind and low vision users who do not read Braille. STEM textbooks are filled with images — from parabolas to cell diagrams — that are essential…

    tactile graphics · blindness and low vision · QR codes · STEM accessibility · braille

  • SpeechOmeter: Heads-up Monitoring to Improve Speech Clarity

    Mansoor Pervaiz, Rupal Patel · 2014 · Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility (ASSETS '14)

    This demonstration paper presents SpeechOmeter, a Google Glass application that provides real-time visual biofeedback on vocal loudness to help individuals with neuromotor speech disorders (dysarthria) speak more clearly during daily conversation. Dysarthria accompanies…

    speech disorders · dysarthria · speech therapy · wearable technology · biofeedback