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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