3D Printed Maps and Icons for Inclusion

Data, Data, Everywhere: Uncovering Everyday Data Experiences for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

“…However, data visualization can reach broad audiences [41] and has the potential to empower people from all walks of life, including those with a range of abilities [42,49,69], when designed with attention to the needs of the target user. Past work in accessible visualization has illustrated barriers to access [39,68] as well as methods [22,46] and techniques [33,47,70,71] to promote data access. For example, Kim et al [39] introduced a design space for accessible visualization drawn from 20 years of work on visualization accessibility.…”

Designing Conversational Multimodal 3D Printed Models with People who are Blind

“…3D printed models have increasingly become an alternative, allowing a broader range of graphics to be produced when compared to conventional tactile graphics, including more complex three-dimensional concepts. The cost and effort involved in producing 3D printed models have fallen more in line with that of tactile graphics, resulting in 3D printing being studied broadly across many accessible graphics application areas: mapping and navigation [28,30,31,33]; special education [12]; books [38,64]; mathematics [10,34]; graphic design [43]; science [29,67] and programming curricula [36]. While 3D printed models offer benefits over tactile graphics, braille labelling remains an issue: the lowfidelity of 3D printed braille can limit the readability of braille labels [10,59,65], there is limited space for labels and updates and additions to braille require model reprinting [31].…”

"If you've gone straight, now, you must turn left" - Exploring the use of a tangible interface in a collaborative treasure hunt for people with visual impairments

“…For instance, Ducasse and colleagues [17,18] developed a TUI to help people with VIs explore zoomable geographical maps. It has also been shown that 3D printed models can help people with VIs to learn about space [20,24]. Muhanad and Shakir (2011) developed a Multimodal Interactive Cubes for Object Orientation (MICOO) adapted for people with VIs [32].…”

“…The study showed that the Active Cellulo helps the partners to achieve a better performance in the spatial game when compared to the Passive mode. 3D models are well adapted for VI people [24,43] and interactivity provided by the Cellulo, similar to other technologies (see [12,30,51]), is relevant. Although the Cellulo could be of interest for representing the explorer location and orientation in the Passive condition, the guides experienced limitations in using it.…”