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  • Making "Making" Accessible

    Amy Hurst · 2018 · Proceedings of the 15th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

    This keynote abstract presents Amy Hurst's research program on making DIY (Do-It-Yourself) assistive technology creation accessible to end-users, clinicians, and caregivers. The talk addresses a fundamental problem: a large percentage of assistive technologies end up unused or…

    DIY assistive technology · 3D printing · digital fabrication · assistive technology abandonment · maker movement

  • Touchplates: Low-Cost Tactile Overlays for Visually Impaired Touch Screen Users

    Shaun K. Kane, Meredith Ringel Morris, Jacob O. Wobbrock · 2013 · Proceedings of the 15th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '13)

    This paper introduces touchplates — inexpensive, unpowered, customizable tactile overlays that can be placed on touch screens to provide physical guides and tactile feedback for blind and visually impaired users. Unlike prior approaches that either offered limited functionality…

    touchscreen accessibility · tactile feedback · blind users · visual impairment · tangible interaction

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