Journal on Technology & Persons with Disabilities Volume 3Collection of articles for Center on Disabilities' Journal (Vol.3)http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1507912024-03-19T03:53:25Z2024-03-19T03:53:25ZSpeech biofeedback on Google Glass for people with neuromotor speech impairmentsPervaiz, MansoorPatel, Rupalhttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1650442023-06-16T17:48:35Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZSpeech biofeedback on Google Glass for people with neuromotor speech impairments
Pervaiz, Mansoor; Patel, Rupal
Individuals with neuromotor speech disorders due to conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease and Cerebral Palsy have soft and slurred speech. These individuals require intervention to increase vocal loudness and to reduce speech rate. Traditional therapy is successful in a clinical setting but does not readily generalizable to daily conversations. Technological innovations may help address the need for in-the-moment feedback. In previous work, we developed SpeechOmeter, a Google Glass application that allows users to monitor and increase their vocal loudness by providing visual feedback in real time. To incorporate speech rate feedback in the visual design, we modeled a set of user interface designs that simultaneously provide feedback about vocal loudness and speech rate. We then evaluated the efficacy and efficiency of these different designs and discovered a set of rules that may help to create unobtrusive visual feedback on small displays for individuals with cognitive and visual symptoms associated with neuromotor speech disorders.
30th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference Scientific/Research Proceedings, San Diego, 2015
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZInclusive design: Its impact on young people with vision impairmentHewett, Rachelhttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1512012023-06-16T17:48:07Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZInclusive design: Its impact on young people with vision impairment
Hewett, Rachel
Survey data shows that people with vision impairment are less likely to be in employment than the general population. This is particularly true for younger people, with secondary data analysis suggesting that 42.8% of those aged 16-25 in the UK Labour Force Survey who have vision impairment (VI) are NEET (not in employment, education or training). Research evidence has identified potential barriers and enablers which can influence whether a young person with VI successfully makes the transition from education into employment. One of the most significant enablers identified is being equipped with the skills to be able to independently access information. Researchers working on the Longitudinal Transitions Study have observed a movement away from specialist devices and software by young people with VI, towards the use of mainstream devices with inclusive design. The young people are finding that not only are these devices accessible to them; they can also use them as assistive tools. These findings also have implications for educators and policy makers in guiding the young people how best to use this equipment in educational settings, whilst still ensuring that they leave education equipped with the range of skills required once in the workplace.
30th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference Scientific/Research Proceedings, San Diego, 2015
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZImplementing accessibility in a widely distributed web based visualization and analysis platform - WeaveHirose, MichitakaHiyama, AtsushiIfukube, TohruMiura, TakahiroSakajiri, MasatsuguUeda, MariYabu, Ken-ichiroColeman, Graeme W.Granz, HeatherGrinstein, GeorgesKamayou, FranckPaciello, MikePurushe, ShwetaTuccar, Mervehttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1512002023-06-16T17:48:06Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZImplementing accessibility in a widely distributed web based visualization and analysis platform - Weave
Hirose, Michitaka; Hiyama, Atsushi; Ifukube, Tohru; Miura, Takahiro; Sakajiri, Masatsugu; Ueda, Mari; Yabu, Ken-ichiro; Coleman, Graeme W.; Granz, Heather; Grinstein, Georges; Kamayou, Franck; Paciello, Mike; Purushe, Shweta; Tuccar, Merve
Visualization tools provide authors with the ability to present large amounts of data in a way that allows the user to gain understanding of the data through a simple glance. This strategy, while useful to the sighted population, presents obvious barriers for blind or visually impaired individuals. Identifying a solution to this problem has become more vital, as ever more publicly funded agencies turn to data visualization as a tool for conveying information to the public. In this paper we present a solution based on previous research that allows a system to conduct automatic analysis of a line chart visualization to extract and then present its intended message. Previous advancements in this area, an implemented prototype of the proposed solution and a description of the platform in which it was built are presented, as well as a discussion of the implications of this research and future work.
30th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference Scientific/Research Proceedings, San Diego, 2015
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZA system to assist visually disabled musicians to participate in orchestrasBrophy, ThomasNoonan, ChristopherPitt, IanFitzpatrick, DonalNeff, Flaithrihttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1511942023-06-16T17:47:36Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZA system to assist visually disabled musicians to participate in orchestras
Brophy, Thomas; Noonan, Christopher; Pitt, Ian; Fitzpatrick, Donal; Neff, Flaithri
Music is an activity primarily associated with the capacity to hear, but in Western forms there is a significant emphasis on an orchestral musician's ability to see when rehearsing and performing. In both of these circumstances, the musician relies on being able to see the conductor's cues in order to translate the physical gestures into musical expression, feeling, tempo and musical emphases. The rehearsal environment is even more complicated in that there are often sporadic musical entry-points as the ensemble jumps between sections of a score. This paper outlines early-stage research which aims to alleviate some of the difficulties encountered by blind musicians in an orchestral environment.
30th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference Scientific/Research Proceedings, San Diego, 2015
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