Greevenbroek, RV;
(2020)
CaseGuide: Making Cheap Smartphones Accessible to Individuals with Visual Impairments in Informal Settlements.
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Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility.
(pp. pp. 1-4).
ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
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Abstract
Individuals with visual impairments in informal settlements (IVIIS) depend highly on others for access to basic services. Smartphones can help provide assistive technology and access to basic services but are too expensive for IVIIS or lack accessibility features. This study explores and promotes a low-cost concept that uses a static interface overlay app in conjunction with a button enabled phone case, to enable the use of cheap smartphones and increase IVIIS autonomy and inclusion in society. Using existing research and an observational study of YouTube videos, design requirements were determined. A low-fidelity prototype was developed and usertested on one visually impaired and two blindfolded participants. Although usertests showed promising results, research and usertesting were limited. Future research and usertests with IVIIS are needed to validate if CaseGuide is a desirable solution for IVIIS.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | CaseGuide: Making Cheap Smartphones Accessible to Individuals with Visual Impairments in Informal Settlements |
| Event: | ASSETS '20: The 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility |
| Location: | Virtual event |
| Dates: | 26th-28th October 2020 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1-4503-7103-2 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1145/3373625.3417076 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1145/3373625.3417076 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > UCL Interaction Centre |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10138596 |
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