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Abstract
Visual icons provide immediate recognition of features on print maps but do not translate well for touch reading by people who are blind or have low vision due to the low fidelity of tactile perception. We explored 3D printed icons as an equivalent to visual icons for tactile maps addressing these problems. We designed over 200 tactile icons (TactIcons) for street and park maps. These were touch tested by blind and sighted people, resulting in a corpus of 33 icons that can be recognised instantly and a further 34 icons that are easily learned. Importantly, this work has informed the creation of detailed guidelines for the design of TactIcons and a practical methodology for touch testing new TactIcons. It is hoped that this work will contribute to the creation of more inclusive, user-friendly tactile maps for people who are blind or have low vision.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Editors | Stephanie Mueller, Julie R. Williamson, Max L. Wilson |
Place of Publication | New York NY USA |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450394215 |
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Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Event | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2023 - , Germany Duration: 23 Apr 2023 → 28 Apr 2023 https://chi2023.acm.org/ (Website) https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3544548 (Proceedings) |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2023 |
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Abbreviated title | CHI 2023 |
Country/Territory | Germany |
Period | 23/04/23 → 28/04/23 |
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Projects
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Using 3D Printing to Improve Access to Graphics by Vision Impaired People
Marriott, K., Butler, M., Lewis, D. & Marathe, S.
4/09/18 → 4/09/22
Project: Research