Nonvisual tool for navigating hierarchical structures

Smith, Ann C.; Cook, Justin S.; Francioni, Joan M.; Hossain, Asif; Anwar, Mohd Firuz Mohd; Rahman, Mashiur

doi:10.1145/1029014.1028654

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“…Our and others' work [6,7] has shown that simply adapting the underlying information and transforming it into the most appropriate format for rendering is the most important factor in increasing accessibility.…”

Section: Domain-specific Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making the Mainstream Accessible: What’s in a Game?

Atkinson

Gucukoglu²,

Machin

et al. 2006

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. Though accessible gaming is a well-established phenomenon, few mainstream applications of it exist. We present some of the work of the AGRIP project -an effort to develop techniques to render modern first-person shooter games accessible to the blind and vision-impaired. We discuss some of the low-level accessibility infrastructure employed in the game AudioQuake and compare it to other contemporary research. The project's ultimate goals of generalisation and use of the technology in educational settings are also introduced.

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Section: Domain-specific Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making the Mainstream Accessible: What’s in a Game?

Atkinson

Gucukoglu²,

Machin

et al. 2006

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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“…There have already been several research projects that have studied nonvisual accessibility for graphs (for example, Metatla et al (2008);Bennett (2002); Blenkhorn and Evans (1998);Kennel (1996)), and more that deal with a specific class of graph, such as the hierarchy (Brewster, Raty, and Kortekangas, 1996;Brewster, Capriotti, and Hall, 1998;Smith, Francioni, Anwar, Cook, Hossain, and Rahman, 2004). The approaches taken, and conclusions drawn, by some of these are discussed in Section 3.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making Graph-Based Diagrams Work in Sound: The Role of Annotation

Brown

Stevens

Pettifer

2013

Human–Computer Interaction

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Non-linear forms of diagrammatic presentation, such as node-arc graphs, are a powerful and elegant means of visual information presentation. While providing non-visual access is now routine for many forms of linear information, it becomes more difficult as the structure of the information becomes increasingly non-linear. An understanding of the ways in which graphs benefit sighted people, based on experiments and the literature, together with the difficulties encountered when exploring graphs non-visually, helps form a solution for non-visual access to graphs. This paper proposes that differing types of annotation offer a powerful and flexible technique for transferring the benefits of graph based diagrams, as well as for reducing disorientation while moving around the graph and for tackling some of the inherent disadvantages of using sound. Different forms of annotation that may address these problems are explored, classified and evaluated, including notes designed to summarise and to aid node differentiation. Graph annotation may be performed automatically, creating a graph that evaluation shows requires less mental effort to explore, and on which tasks can be achieved more effectively and more efficiently.

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“…Smith et al, [32], for example, describe tools that enable students who are screen reader users to navigate hierarchical structures required for understanding complex code. Notably, a current National Science Foundation (NSF) initiative aims to increase the participations of students with disabilities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) areas [1].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Including accessibility within and beyond undergraduate computing courses

Waller

Hanson

Sloan

2009

Proceedings of the 11th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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This paper presents a unique approach to undergraduate teaching in which accessibility topics are completely integrated throughout the curriculum, treating accessibility not as a separate topic, but rather as an integral part of design and development. Means of accomplishing this integration throughout the entire four-year curriculum are presented. We also describe how our expertise in accessible design has extended beyond the education of computer science and engineering students to include Web content authors across campus.

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Nonvisual tool for navigating hierarchical structures

Cited by 21 publications

References 12 publications

Making the Mainstream Accessible: What’s in a Game?

Making the Mainstream Accessible: What’s in a Game?

Making Graph-Based Diagrams Work in Sound: The Role of Annotation

Including accessibility within and beyond undergraduate computing courses

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