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• Translating Color: Sonification as a Method of Sensory Substitution within the Museum

  Silvia Dini, Luca Andrea Ludovico, Sergio Mascetti, Maria Joaquina Valero Gisbert · 2023 · Proceedings of the 20th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This extended abstract proposes using sonification — the technique of translating data into sound — to make the chromatic elements of contemporary artworks accessible to people with visual impairments or blindness (VIB). The research addresses a fundamental challenge in museum…

  sonification · museum accessibility · visual impairment · sensory substitution · art accessibility

• MusA: Artwork Accessibility through Augmented Reality for People with Low Vision

  Dragan Ahmetovic, Cristian Bernareggi, Kristian Keller, Sergio Mascetti · 2021 · Proceedings of the 18th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents MusA (Museo Accessibile), an iOS mobile application that uses augmented reality to make 2D visual artworks in museums accessible to people with low vision. The research addresses the persistent problem that people with visual impairments rarely visit museums,…

  low vision · augmented reality · museum accessibility · art accessibility · mobile accessibility

• Pictures in Your Mind: Using Interactive Gesture-Controlled Reliefs to Explore Art

  Andreas Reichinger, Helena Garcia Carrizosa, Joanna Wood, Svenja Schröder, Christian Löw, Laura Rosalia Luidolt, Maria Schimkowitsch, Anton Fuhrmann, Stefan Maierhofer, Werner Purgathofer · 2018 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper presents an interactive audio guide (IAG) system that combines 3D-printed tactile reliefs with gesture-controlled, location-dependent audio descriptions to make visual art accessible to blind, visually impaired, and cognitively disabled users. Traditional tactile…

  tactile graphics · museum accessibility · blind and visually impaired · audio description · gesture interaction

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