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ASSETS
2015
ACM
9 years 8 months ago
Supporting Everyday Activities for Persons with Visual Impairments Through Computer Vision-Augmented Touch
The HandSight project investigates how wearable micro-cameras can be used to augment a blind or visually impaired user’s sense of touch with computer vision. Our goal is to supp...
Leah Findlater, Lee Stearns, Ruofei Du, Uran Oh, D...
ASSETS
2015
ACM
9 years 8 months ago
Web Search Credibility Assessment for Individuals who are Blind
While screen reading technologies offer considerable promise to individuals who are blind by providing an accessible overview of web-based content, difficulties can be faced deter...
Ali Abdolrahmani, Ravi Kuber, William Easley
ASSETS
2015
ACM
9 years 8 months ago
An Enhanced Electrolarynx with Automatic Fundamental Frequency Control based on Statistical Prediction
An electrolarynx is a type of speaking aid device which is able to mechanically generate excitation sounds to help laryngectomees produce electrolaryngeal (EL) speech. Although EL...
Kou Tanaka, Tomoki Toda, Graham Neubig, Sakriani S...
ASSETS
2015
ACM
9 years 8 months ago
Talkabel: A Labeling Method for 3D Printed Models
Three-dimensional printed models are important learning tools for blind people. Unlike tactile graphics, there is no standard accessible way to label these models. We present Talk...
Lei Shi
ASSETS
2015
ACM
9 years 8 months ago
Faster Text-to-Speeches: Enhancing Blind People's Information Scanning with Faster Concurrent Speech
Blind people rely mostly on the auditory feedback of screen readers to consume digital information. Still, how fast can information be processed remains a major problem. The use o...
João Guerreiro, Daniel Gonçalves 000...
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