ASSETS
2008
ACM
2008
ACM
Refreshable tactile graphics applied to schoolbook illustrations for students with visual impairment
13 years 7 months ago
This article presents research on making schoolbook illustrations accessible for students with visual impairment. The MaskGen system was developed to interactively transpose illus...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
Information graphics (such as bar charts and line graphs) are an important component of many documents. Unfortunately, these representations present serious access challenges for ...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
Few voice-in/voice-out applications are available on the web. The problem appears to be the lack of appropriate open-source tools. More speech applications would increase the func...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
Word prediction helps to increase communication rate when using Augmentative and Alternative Communication devices. Basic prediction systems offer topically inappropriate predicti...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
This paper reports a low-cost autonomous wearable accelerometry-based posture monitoring system for stroke survivors. The hardware part of the system consists of monitoring device...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
Educational games are a beneficial activity motivating a large number of students in our society. Unfortunately, disabled people have reduced opportunities when using a computer g...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
Proper use of headings in web pages can make navigation more efficient for blind web users by indicating semantic di visions in the page. Unfortunately, many web pages do not use ...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
Software developers, designers and researchers have been looking to technology for solutions to help and educate people with autism for over two decades. There are many examples o...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
We describe a system for guiding blind and visually impaired wheelchair users along a clear path that uses computer vision to sense the presence of obstacles or other terrain feat...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
In this paper we present the results of a study designed to evaluate the computer-based methods of learning American Sign Language (ASL). We describe a method including an initial...