Enhancing multi-touch table accessibility for wheelchair users

Chris Creed, Russell Beale

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Abstract

Wheelchair users can find accessing digital content on large multi-touch tables particularly difficult and frustrating due to their limited reach. We present work in progress that is exploring the potential of enhancing touch table accessibility through the use of mid-air gesturing technology. An overview of an experimental prototype is provided along with the key findings from an evaluation conducted with fifteen wheelchair users at a public library and heritage centre.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASSETS14 - Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages255-256
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9781450327206
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 2014
Event16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2014 - Rochester, United States
Duration: 20 Oct 201422 Oct 2014

Conference

Conference16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityRochester
Period20/10/1422/10/14

Keywords

  • Assistive technology
  • Digital accessibility
  • Mid-air gesturing
  • Multi-touch tables
  • Physical impairment
  • Wheelchair users

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software
  • Hardware and Architecture

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