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17th ASSETS 2015: Lisbon, Portugal
- Yeliz Yesilada, Jeffrey P. Bigham:
Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility, ASSETS 2015, Lisbon, Portugal, October 26-28, 2015. ACM 2015, ISBN 978-1-4503-3400-6
Keynote Address
- Jon I. Schull:
Enabling the Future: Crowdsourced 3D-printed Prostheticsas a Model for Open Source Assistive TechnologyInnovation and Mutual Aid. 1
Speech In and Out
- João Guerreiro, Daniel Gonçalves:
Faster Text-to-Speeches: Enhancing Blind People's Information Scanning with Faster Concurrent Speech. 3-11 - Andrea Gerino, Lorenzo Picinali, Cristian Bernareggi, Nicolò Alabastro, Sergio Mascetti:
Towards Large Scale Evaluation of Novel Sonification Techniques for Non Visual Shape Exploration. 13-21 - André Rodrigues, Kyle Montague, Hugo Nicolau, Tiago João Vieira Guerreiro:
Getting Smartphones to Talkback: Understanding the Smartphone Adoption Process of Blind Users. 23-32 - Paulo A. Condado, Fernando G. Lobo:
A System for Controlling Assisted Living Environments Using Mobile Devices. 33-38
Reading and Language
- Luz Rello, Miguel Ballesteros, Jeffrey P. Bigham:
A Spellchecker for Dyslexia. 39-47 - Victoria Yaneva, Irina P. Temnikova, Ruslan Mitkov:
Accessible Texts for Autism: An Eye-Tracking Study. 49-57
Perspectives on Accessibility Research
- Shari Trewin, Diogo Marques, Tiago João Vieira Guerreiro:
Usage of Subjective Scales in Accessibility Research. 59-67 - Stefan Johansson, Jan Gulliksen, Ann Lantz:
User Participation When Users have Mental and Cognitive Disabilities. 69-76 - Charles Consel, Lucile Dupuy, Hélène Sauzéon:
A Unifying Notification System To Scale Up Assistive Services. 77-87 - Christopher Frauenberger:
Disability and Technology: A Critical Realist Perspective. 89-96
Non-Visual Access to Graphics
- Giovanni Fusco, Valerie S. Morash:
The Tactile Graphics Helper: Providing Audio Clarification for Tactile Graphics Using Machine Vision. 97-106 - Hong Zou, Jutta Treviranus:
ChartMaster: A Tool for Interacting with Stock Market Charts using a Screen Reader. 107-116 - Jens Bornschein, Denise Prescher, Gerhard Weber:
Collaborative Creation of Digital Tactile Graphics. 117-126 - Abigale Stangl, Chia-Lo Hsu, Tom Yeh:
Transcribing Across the Senses: Community Efforts to Create 3D Printable Accessible Tactile Pictures for Young Children with Visual Impairments. 127-137
Sign Language and the Third Dimension
- Matt Huenerfauth, Elaine Gale, Brian Penly, Mackenzie Willard, Dhananjai Hariharan:
Comparing Methods of Displaying Language Feedback for Student Videos of American Sign Language. 139-146 - Hernisa Kacorri, Matt Huenerfauth, Sarah Ebling, Kasmira Patel, Mackenzie Willard:
Demographic and Experiential Factors Influencing Acceptance of Sign Language Animation by Deaf Users. 147-154 - Chao Mei, Lee Mason, John Quarles:
How 3D Virtual Humans Built by Adolescents with ASD Affect Their 3D Interactions. 155-162
Accessibility and Work
- Stacy M. Branham, Shaun K. Kane:
The Invisible Work of Accessibility: How Blind Employees Manage Accessibility in Mixed-Ability Workplaces. 163-171 - Meredith Ringel Morris, Andrew Begel, Ben Wiedermann:
Understanding the Challenges Faced by Neurodiverse Software Engineering Employees: Towards a More Inclusive and Productive Technical Workforce. 173-184 - Markus Funk, Sven Mayer, Albrecht Schmidt:
Using In-Situ Projection to Support Cognitively Impaired Workers at the Workplace. 185-192
Exercise and Physical Activity
- Patrick Carrington, Kevin Chang, Helena M. Mentis, Amy Hurst:
"But, I don't take steps": Examining the Inaccessibility of Fitness Trackers for Wheelchair Athletes. 193-201 - Kyle Rector, Lauren R. Milne, Richard E. Ladner, Batya Friedman, Julie A. Kientz:
Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges with Exercise Technologies for People who are Blind or Low-Vision. 203-214
Making Speech Accessible and Usable
- Michael Crabb, Rhianne Jones, Mike Armstrong, Chris J. Hughes:
Online News Videos: The UX of Subtitle Position. 215-222 - Raja S. Kushalnagar, Gary W. Behm, Aaron W. Kelstone, Shareef Ali:
Tracked Speech-To-Text Display: Enhancing Accessibility and Readability of Real-Time Speech-To-Text. 223-230 - Brent N. Shiver, Rosalee J. Wolfe:
Evaluating Alternatives for Better Deaf Accessibility to Selected Web-Based Multimedia. 231-238
Non-Visual Access
- Yuhang Zhao, Sarit Szpiro, Shiri Azenkot:
ForeSee: A Customizable Head-Mounted Vision Enhancement System for People with Low Vision. 239-249 - Dragan Ahmetovic, Roberto Manduchi, James M. Coughlan, Sergio Mascetti:
Zebra Crossing Spotter: Automatic Population of Spatial Databases for Increased Safety of Blind Travelers. 251-258 - Aditya Vashistha, Edward Cutrell, Nicola Dell, Richard J. Anderson:
Social Media Platforms for Low-Income Blind People in India. 259-272
Text Input
- Hugo Nicolau, Kyle Montague, Tiago João Vieira Guerreiro, André Rodrigues, Vicki L. Hanson:
Typing Performance of Blind Users: An Analysis of Touch Behaviors, Learning Effect, and In-Situ Usage. 273-280
Cognitive Disabilities
- Erin Buehler, William Easley, Samantha McDonald, Niara Comrie, Amy Hurst:
Inclusion and Education: 3D Printing for Integrated Classrooms. 281-290 - Jinghui Cheng, Cynthia Putnam, Doris C. Rusch:
Towards Efficacy-Centered Game Design Patterns For Brain Injury Rehabilitation: A Data-Driven Approach. 291-299
Poster Session 1
- Matthias Mielke, Rainer Brück:
A Pilot Study about the Smartwatch as Assistive Device for Deaf People. 301-302 - Sidas A. Saulynas, Lula Albar, Ravi Kuber, Torsten Felzer:
Using OnScreenDualScribe to Support Text Entry and Targeting among Individuals with Physical Disabilities. 303-304 - Abdulrhman A. Alkhanifer, Stephanie Ludi:
Developing SAGAT Probes to Evaluate Blind Individuals' Situation Awareness when Traveling Indoor Environments. 305-306 - Luz Rello, Abdullah X. Ali, Jeffrey P. Bigham:
Dytective: Toward a Game to Detect Dyslexia. 307-308 - Mario Erazo, Gottfried Zimmermann:
Design and Evaluation of a Simplified Online Banking Interface for People with Cognitive Disabilities. 309-310 - Cagatay Goncu, Kim Marriott:
GraCALC: An Accessible Graphing Calculator. 311-312 - Yao-Jen Chang, Ya-Shu Kang, Yao-Sheng Chang, Hung-Huan Liu:
ARCoach 2.0: Optimizing a Vocational Prompting System Based on Augmented Reality for People with Cognitive Impairments. 313-314 - Deysi Helen Ortega, Franceli Linney Cibrian, Monica Tentori:
BendableSound: a Fabric-based Interactive Surface to Promote Free Play in Children with Autism. 315-316 - Yao-Jen Chang, Ya-Shu Kang, Yao-Sheng Chang, Hung-Huan Liu, Cheng-Chieh Wang, Chia Chun Kao:
Designing Kinect2Scratch Games to Help Therapists Train Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy in Special Education School Settings. 317-318 - Giorgio Brajnik, Chiara Pighin, Sara Fabbro:
Model-Based Automated Accessibility Testing. 319-320 - Clauirton de Siebra, Tatiana B. Gouveia, Jose Anderson S. N. Filho, Walter Correia, Marcelo Penha, Marcelo Anjos, Fabiana Florentin, Fabio Q. B. da Silva, André L. M. Santos:
Usability for Accessibility: A Consolidation of Requirements for Mobile Applications. 321-322 - Gennaro Imperatore, Mark D. Dunlop:
An Investigation into Appropriation of Portable Smart Devices by Users with Aphasia. 323-324 - Iwao Kobayashi, Nami Nemoto, Kiwamu Sato, Kaito Watanabe, Hiroshi Nunokawa, Naohiro Ogasawara:
Japanese Sentence Handwriting Learning System for Special Needs Education. 325-326 - Mauro Avila, Markus Funk, Niels Henze:
DroneNavigator: Using Drones for Navigating Visually Impaired Persons. 327-328 - Frode Eika Sandnes, Maud Veronica Lundh:
Calendars for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities: A Comparison of Table View and List View. 329-330 - Michael D. Jones, Harley Hamilton, James Petmecky:
Mobile Phone Access to a Sign Language Dictionary. 331-332 - Cynthia Putnam, Maria Dahman, Emma J. Rose, Jinghui Cheng, Glenn Bradford:
Teaching Accessibility, Learning Empathy. 333-334 - Yusuke Iwasawa, Koya Nagamine, Yutaka Matsuo, Ikuko Eguchi Yairi:
Road Sensing: Personal Sensing and Machine Learning for Development of Large Scale Accessibility Map. 335-336 - Manuel Kölz, Darrell Jordon, Peter Kurtz, Thomas Hörz:
Adaptive Assistance to Support and Promote Performance-Impaired People in Manual Assembly Processes. 337-338 - Matthew Jamieson, Marilyn Rose McGee-Lennon, Breda Cullen, Stephen A. Brewster, Jonathan Evans:
Issues influencing the Uptake of Smartphone Reminder apps for People with Acquired Brain Injury. 339-340 - Diogo Vieira, João Dinis Freitas, Cengiz Acartürk, António J. S. Teixeira, Luís Sousa, Samuel S. Silva, Sara Candeias, Miguel Sales Dias:
"Read That Article": Exploring Synergies between Gaze and Speech Interaction. 341-342 - Rodrigo Laiola Guimarães, Andréa Britto Mattos:
Exploring the Use of Massive Open Online Courses for Teaching Students with Intellectual Disability. 343-344 - Vânia Mendonça, Luísa Coheur, Alberto Sardinha:
VITHEA-Kids: a Platform for Improving Language Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. 345-346 - Michael Crabb, Rhianne Jones, Mike Armstrong:
The Development of a Framework for Understanding the UX of Subtitles. 347-348 - Waseem Safi, Fabrice Maurel, Jean-Marc Routoure, Pierre Beust, Gaël Dias:
An Empirical Study for Examining the Performance of Visually Impaired People in Recognizing Shapes through a Vibro-tactile Feedback. 349-350 - André Rodrigues:
Breaking Barriers with Assistive Macros. 351-352 - Megan Kelly Hofmann:
Making Connections: Modular 3D Printing for Designing Assistive Attachments to Prosthetic Devices. 353-354 - Shachar Maidenbaum:
Sensory Substitution Training for Users Who Are Blind with Dynamic Stimuli, Games and Virtual Environments. 355-356 - Alessandra Brandão:
SlidePacer: Improving Class Pace for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students. 357-358 - Abdullah Ali:
Sequential Gestural Passcodes on Google Glass. 359-360 - Lei Shi:
Talkabel: A Labeling Method for 3D Printed Models. 361-362 - Andrii Soviak:
Haptic Gloves Prototype for Audio-Tactile Web Browsing. 363-364 - Michele Hu:
Exploring New Paradigms for Accessible 3D Printed Graphs. 365-366 - Yashesh Gaur:
The Effects of Automatic Speech Recognition Quality on Human Transcription Latency. 367-368
Poster Session 2
- Ali Abdolrahmani, Ravi Kuber, William Easley:
Web Search Credibility Assessment for Individuals who are Blind. 369-370 - E. A. Draffan, Mike Wald, Nawar Halabi, Amatullah Kadous, Amal Idris, Nadine Zeinoun, David Banes, Dana Lawand:
A Voting System for AAC Symbol Acceptance. 371-372 - Andreas Papasalouros, Antonis Tsolomitis:
A Direct TeX-to-Braille Transcribing Method. 373-374 - Ramin Yaghoubzadeh, Stefan Kopp:
Spoken Language, Conversational Assistive Systems for People with Cognitive Impairments?: Yes, If. 375-376 - Rodrigo Leone Alves, Carlos M. G. S. Lima, Raimundo C. S. Freire:
Correction of the Fundamental Voice Frequency Using Tactile and Visual Feedback. 377-378 - Kyle Montague, André Rodrigues, Hugo Nicolau, Tiago João Vieira Guerreiro:
TinyBlackBox: Supporting Mobile In-The-Wild Studies. 379-380 - Annelies Braffort, Mohamed Benchiheub, Bastien Berret:
APLUS: A 3D Corpus of French Sign Language. 381-382 - Leah Findlater, Lee Stearns, Ruofei Du, Uran Oh, David Ross, Rama Chellappa, Jon Froehlich:
Supporting Everyday Activities for Persons with Visual Impairments Through Computer Vision-Augmented Touch. 383-384 - Matthew Standard, Jacob Park, Dianne T. V. Pawluk:
A haptic device to support the use of a glucose monitor by individuals who are blind or visually impaired. 385-386 - Erin L. Brady, Daisuke Sato, Chengxiong Ruan, Hironobu Takagi, Chieko Asakawa:
Exploring Interface Design for Independent Navigation by People with Visual Impairments. 387-388 - Jan David Smeddinck, Jorge Hey, Nina Runge, Marc Herrlich, Christine Jacobsen, Jan Wolters, Rainer Malaka:
MoviTouch: Mobile Movement Capability Configurations. 389-390 - Andrii Soviak, Vikas Ashok, Yevgen Borodin, Yury Puzis, I. V. Ramakrishnan:
Feel the Web: Towards the Design of Haptic Screen Interfaces for Accessible Web Browsing. 391-392 - Richard J. Adams, Dianne T. V. Pawluk, Margaret Fields, Ryan Clingman:
Multiomodal Application for the Perception of Spaces (MAPS). 393-394 - Emily B. Moore, Clayton Lewis:
Opportunity: Inclusive Design for Interactive Simulations. 395-396 - Regina de O. Heidrich, Marsal A. Branco, João Batista Mossmann, Anderson Rodrigo Schuh, Emely Jensen:
Development of BCI Based Softwares to Assist People with Mobility Limitations in the School Inclusion Process. 397-398 - Iva Demarin, Ljubica Leko, Maja Skrobo, Helena Germano, Patrícia Macedo, Rui Neves Madeira:
The Impact of Stuttering;: How Can a Mobile App Help? 399-400 - Victor Dibia, Shari Trewin, Maryam Ashoori, Thomas Erickson:
Exploring the Potential of Wearables to Support Employment for People with Mild Cognitive Impairment. 401-402 - Jiri Roznovjak, John J. Magee:
Predictive Link Following for Accessible Web Browsing. 403-404 - Giovanni Fusco, Ender Tekin, Nicholas A. Giudice, James M. Coughlan:
Appliance Displays: Accessibility Challenges and Proposed Solutions. 405-406 - Maria Hartikainen, Saila Ovaska:
People with Parkinson's Disease Using Computers. 407-408 - Carla Pereira, Patrícia Macedo, Rui Neves Madeira:
Mobile Integrated Assistance to Empower People Coping with Parkinson's Disease. 409-410 - Jing Guan, Clifford Sze-Tsan Choy:
SECPT Framework: A Travelling Experience Based Framework for Visually Impaired People. 411-412 - J. Eduardo Pérez, Xabier Valencia, Myriam Arrue, Julio Abascal:
Depicting the Keypad Mouse Interface: Exploring Pointing Behaviors of Three Input Devices. 413-414 - María González-García, Lourdes Moreno, Paloma Martínez:
A Model-Based Tool to develop an Accessible Media Player. 415-416 - Alexander Hofmann, Helmut Hlavacs:
Video Analysis for Includification Requirements. 417-418
Demo Session
- Ramon Blanco-Gonzalo, Raul Sánchez-Reillo, Loïc Martínez Normand, Belen Fernandez-Saavedra, Judith Liu-Jimenez:
Accessible Mobile Biometrics for Elderly. 419-420 - Sebastián Aced López, Fulvio Corno, Luigi De Russis:
Can We Make Dynamic, Accessible and Fun One-Switch Video Games? 421-422 - Pedro Fialho, Luísa Coheur:
ChatWoz: Chatting through a Wizard of Oz. 423-424 - Andrea Gerino, Lorenzo Picinali, Cristian Bernareggi, Sergio Mascetti:
Eyes-free Exploration of Shapes with Invisible Puzzle. 425-426 - Brandon T. Taylor, Anind K. Dey, Daniel P. Siewiorek, Asim Smailagic:
TactileMaps.net: A Web Interface for Generating Customized 3D-Printable Tactile Maps. 427-428 - Jin Guo, Ted Smith, David Messing, Ziying Tang, Sonia Lawson, Jinjuan Heidi Feng:
ARMStrokes: A Mobile App for Everyday Stroke Rehabilitation. 429-430 - Laurent Sorin, Julie Lemarié, Mustapha Mojahid:
READ: A (Research) Platform for Evaluating Non-visual Access Methods to Digital Documents. 431-432 - Graham A. Wilson, Stephen A. Brewster:
Using Dynamic Audio Feedback to Support Peripersonal Reaching in Visually Impaired People. 433-434 - Kou Tanaka, Tomoki Toda, Graham Neubig, Sakriani Sakti, Satoshi Nakamura:
An Enhanced Electrolarynx with Automatic Fundamental Frequency Control based on Statistical Prediction. 435-436 - Clayton Lewis, Derek Riemer:
Nonvisual Access to an Interactive Electric Field Simulation: Work in Progress. 437-438 - Carlos Miguel Dias de Brito, João Tiago Pinheiro Neto Jacob, Rui Pedro Silva Nóbrega, António Manuel Nogueira Santos:
Balance Assessment in Fall-Prevention Exergames. 439-440 - Jeanne Reis, Erin Treacy Solovey, Jon Henner, Kathleen Johnson, Robert Hoffmeister:
ASL CLeaR: STEM Education Tools for Deaf Students. 441-442 - Steven Gardiner, Anthony Tomasic, John Zimmerman:
EnTable: Rewriting Web Data Sets as Accessible Tables. 443-444 - Maria Rauschenberger, Silke Füchsel, Luz Rello, Clara Bayarri, Azuki Gorriz:
A Game to Target the Spelling of German Children with Dyslexia. 445-446 - Jean K. Rodriguez-Cartagena, Andrea C. Claudio-Palacios, Natalia Pacheco-Tallaj, Valerie Santiago González, Patricia Ordonez-Franco:
The Implementation of a Vocabulary and Grammar for an Open-Source Speech-Recognition Programming Platform. 447-448
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