?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=PRET+Printer%3A+Development+and+Evaluation+of+a+Passive+Refreshable+Tactile+Printer&rft.creator=Bhatnagar%2C+Tigmanshu&rft.creator=Holloway%2C+Catherine&rft.description=While+audio-based+interfaces+make+information+accessible+to+people+with+visual+impairments%2C+some+information%2C+such+as+diagrams%2C+graphs%2C+and+charts%2C+can+be+better+interpreted+tactilely.+We+introduce+a+new+Passive+Refreshable+Tactile+(PRET)+Printer+concept.+Using+off-the-shelf+components+of+a+laser+engraver+and+the+nascent+Tacilia+technology%2C+the+prototype+enables+the+creation+of+refreshable+tactile+graphics.+By+leveraging+Pixel+Art+as+a+rendering+process%2C+we+enhance+the+diversity+of+image+production+on+this+medium.+We+contribute+technical+specifications%2C+open-source+files+to+make+the+PRET+printer+and+a+qualitative+evaluation+of+the+concept+by+tactile+learners.+The+prototype+facilitates+rapid+and+cost-effective+development+of+refreshable+tactile+media%2C+crucial+for+improving+comprehension.+The+work+builds+upon+existing+research%2C+furthering+the+groundwork+to+address+the+needs+of+tactile+learners+worldwide+and+establishing+a+foundation+for+further+innovation+and+development+in+this+domain.&rft.subject=Tactile+Display%2C+Tactile+Graphics%2C+Laser%2C+Shape+Memory+Materials&rft.publisher=ACM+(Association+for+Computing+Machinery)&rft.date=2024&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+7th+ACM+SIGCAS%2FSIGCHI+Conference+on+Computing+and+Sustainable+Societies.++(pp.+pp.+156-166).++ACM+(Association+for+Computing+Machinery)+(2024)+++++&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10197641%2F1%2F3674829.3675070.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10197641%2F&rft.rights=open