An accessible interaction model for data visualisation in statistics

A. Jonathan R. Godfrey; Paul Murrell; Volker Sorge

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-94277-3_92

An accessible interaction model for data visualisation in statistics

A. Jonathan R. Godfrey
, Paul Murrell
, Volker Sorge^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Data is everywhere and its communication and understanding is an important pre-requisite for the full participation of individuals in the information age. Good data visualisation is commonly used to great effect for the sighted world, but are practically useless to a blind audience. Blind people are at risk of being left behind if efforts are not made to improve the access to information that is not traditionally conveyed in text, whether that text be accessed in braille, audio, or a computer’s screen reading software. Our work aims to provide an accessible way for blind users to easily, efficiently, and most importantly accurately, explore and query the data contained in diagrams such as bar charts, box plots, time series, and many more. We employ the statistical software environment R not only as a means to generate accessible diagrams, but also as a way for blind users to directly interact with data in the same way as their sighted peers by supporting immediate data visualisation via screen reading and interactive exploration.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 16th International Conference, ICCHP 2018, Proceedings
Editors	Klaus Miesenberger, Georgios Kouroupetroglou
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	590-597
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783319942766
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94277-3_92
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	16th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2018 - Linz, Austria Duration: 11 Jul 2018 → 13 Jul 2018

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	10896 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	16th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2018
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Linz
Period	11/07/18 → 13/07/18

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© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018.

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Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Godfrey, A. J. R., Murrell, P., & Sorge, V. (2018). An accessible interaction model for data visualisation in statistics. In K. Miesenberger, & G. Kouroupetroglou (Eds.), Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 16th International Conference, ICCHP 2018, Proceedings (pp. 590-597). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10896 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94277-3_92

Godfrey, A. Jonathan R. ; Murrell, Paul ; Sorge, Volker. / An accessible interaction model for data visualisation in statistics. Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 16th International Conference, ICCHP 2018, Proceedings. editor / Klaus Miesenberger ; Georgios Kouroupetroglou. Springer Verlag, 2018. pp. 590-597 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Godfrey, AJR, Murrell, P & Sorge, V 2018, An accessible interaction model for data visualisation in statistics. in K Miesenberger & G Kouroupetroglou (eds), Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 16th International Conference, ICCHP 2018, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 10896 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 590-597, 16th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2018, Linz, Austria, 11/07/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94277-3_92

An accessible interaction model for data visualisation in statistics. / Godfrey, A. Jonathan R.; Murrell, Paul; Sorge, Volker.
Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 16th International Conference, ICCHP 2018, Proceedings. ed. / Klaus Miesenberger; Georgios Kouroupetroglou. Springer Verlag, 2018. p. 590-597 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10896 LNCS).

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Godfrey AJR, Murrell P, Sorge V. An accessible interaction model for data visualisation in statistics. In Miesenberger K, Kouroupetroglou G, editors, Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 16th International Conference, ICCHP 2018, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2018. p. 590-597. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94277-3_92

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