Turn it over: a demonstration that spatial keyboards are logical for braille

Kirsten Ellis; Leona Holloway

doi:10.1145/3234695.3241010

Turn it over: a demonstration that spatial keyboards are logical for braille

Kirsten Ellis, Leona Holloway

Department of Human Centred Computing

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other

Abstract

This demonstration illustrates the importance of the layout of a keyboard to using braille, which is highly dependent on its spatial arrangement. The design and layout of a keyboard for entering braille changes the mental effort required to transform the dots prior to inputting the braille cells. The design of two keyboards that can be used for entering braille onto an electronic device are contrasted for the demonstration. Keyboard 1 has the dots on the top and Keyboard 2 has the dots underneath. Each has inherent advantages and disadvantages.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASSETS'18 - Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Subtitle of host publication	October 22–24, 2018 Galway, Ireland
Editors	Joanna McGrenere, David Flatla
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	459-461
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450356503
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3234695.3241010
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	ACM SIGACCESS International Conference on Computers and Accessibility 2018 - Galway, Ireland Duration: 22 Oct 2018 → 24 Oct 2018 Conference number: 20th https://assets18.sigaccess.org/

Conference

Conference	ACM SIGACCESS International Conference on Computers and Accessibility 2018
Abbreviated title	ASSETS 2018
Country	Ireland
City	Galway
Period	22/10/18 → 24/10/18
Internet address	https://assets18.sigaccess.org/

Keywords

Accessibility
Braille
Design
Keyboard

Cite this

Ellis, K., & Holloway, L. (2018). Turn it over: a demonstration that spatial keyboards are logical for braille. In J. McGrenere, & D. Flatla (Eds.), ASSETS'18 - Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility: October 22–24, 2018 Galway, Ireland (pp. 459-461). New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3234695.3241010

Ellis, Kirsten ; Holloway, Leona. / Turn it over : a demonstration that spatial keyboards are logical for braille. ASSETS'18 - Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility: October 22–24, 2018 Galway, Ireland. editor / Joanna McGrenere ; David Flatla. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. pp. 459-461

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Ellis, K & Holloway, L 2018, Turn it over: a demonstration that spatial keyboards are logical for braille. in J McGrenere & D Flatla (eds), ASSETS'18 - Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility: October 22–24, 2018 Galway, Ireland. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, pp. 459-461, ACM SIGACCESS International Conference on Computers and Accessibility 2018, Galway, Ireland, 22/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3234695.3241010

Turn it over : a demonstration that spatial keyboards are logical for braille. / Ellis, Kirsten; Holloway, Leona.

ASSETS'18 - Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility: October 22–24, 2018 Galway, Ireland. ed. / Joanna McGrenere; David Flatla. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. p. 459-461.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other

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Ellis K, Holloway L. Turn it over: a demonstration that spatial keyboards are logical for braille. In McGrenere J, Flatla D, editors, ASSETS'18 - Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility: October 22–24, 2018 Galway, Ireland. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2018. p. 459-461 https://doi.org/10.1145/3234695.3241010

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