Wireless headset communications for vision impaired persons in multi-User environments

Wireless headsets are a great asset to Vision Impaired Persons (VIP’s) as they prove to be much easier to use and reliable than wired equivalents. Radio based wireless headsets are the most common and have many favorable characteristics, however for environments where there may be numerous users with wireless headsets, radio channels easily become congested compromising audio quality and reliable operation. The research undertaken in this project attempts to sidestep the radio channel congestion problem and also produce a wireless headset tailored to the requirements of VIP’s. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.5.1 [Multimedia Information Systems]:– audio Input/output, evaluation/methodology. K.4.2 [Social Issues]:assistive technologies for persons with disabilities, handicapped persons/special needs. General Terms Design, Experimentation, Human Factors. Security Keywords Screen reading software, audio communication, wireless, headset

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: ASSETS
• Authors: Iain Murray, Andrew Pasquale
• Keywords: ASSETS 2006, Radio Channel, Vision Impaired Persons, Wireless Headset