TY - GEN
T1 - Learning the language
T2 - 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2017
AU - Scheuerman, Morgan Klaus
AU - Easley, William
AU - Abdolrahmani, Ali
AU - Hurst, Amy
AU - Branham, Stacy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 by the Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. (ACM).
PY - 2017/5/6
Y1 - 2017/5/6
N2 - Independent navigation is important to individuals who are blind and visually impaired (VI). Researchers have long explored how blind and VI people navigate to inform the design of more useful, accessible wayfinding devices. However, there has been little research on the role language plays in providing effective Text-to-Speech directions for this population. In this paper, we investigate the language and cues expressed in written navigational directions exchanged between blind and VI members of a Yahoo! Group mailing list. Through qualitative analysis, we unpack the types of and frequencies of information exchanged, including how distances are represented, how direction is indicated, and what landmarks are referenced. We notably found that written directions often included warnings about when a navigator may have gone too far, which alternate routes are easier to navigate, and how welcoming and accessible destinations might be for people with disabilities.
AB - Independent navigation is important to individuals who are blind and visually impaired (VI). Researchers have long explored how blind and VI people navigate to inform the design of more useful, accessible wayfinding devices. However, there has been little research on the role language plays in providing effective Text-to-Speech directions for this population. In this paper, we investigate the language and cues expressed in written navigational directions exchanged between blind and VI members of a Yahoo! Group mailing list. Through qualitative analysis, we unpack the types of and frequencies of information exchanged, including how distances are represented, how direction is indicated, and what landmarks are referenced. We notably found that written directions often included warnings about when a navigator may have gone too far, which alternate routes are easier to navigate, and how welcoming and accessible destinations might be for people with disabilities.
KW - Blind navigation
KW - People with vision impairments
KW - Written navigational directions
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U2 - 10.1145/3027063.3053260
DO - 10.1145/3027063.3053260
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85019579940
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
SP - 2922
EP - 2928
BT - CHI 2017 Extended Abstracts - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 6 May 2017 through 11 May 2017
ER -