| Presentation | 2014-06-20 Advantages and Disadvantages of Smartphones and Tablets to Blind People : Analysis of the Survey Results on the Use of ICT devices by Blind People Tetsuya WATANABE, Toshimitsu YAMAGUCHI, Kazunori MINATANI, |
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| Abstract(in English) | A survey was conducted on the use of ICT by visually impaired people. Among 304 respondents, 81 used smartphones and 44, tablets. Blind people used cellphones with a higher rate and smartphones and tablets with lower rates than people with low vision. Both blind and low vision users found voice inputting, browsing, and finding current location with smartphones useful. Besides them, object recognition apps were useful for blind users and easy-to-see screens for low vision users. Drawbacks of smartphones to both blind and low vision users are difficulties in inputting from a software keyboard and using touch interface. Low vision users raised only a few problems in using tablets. Blind users hoped for easy-to-use navigation apps and improvements in screen reading functions and low vision users, improvements in screen magnifying and high contrast functions. |
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| Keyword(in English) | Blind People / People with Low Vision / Smartphones / Tablets / Touch Interface |
| Paper # | SP2014-61,WIT2014-16 |
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| Conference Date | 2014/6/12(1days) |
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| Language | JPN |
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| Title (in English) | Advantages and Disadvantages of Smartphones and Tablets to Blind People : Analysis of the Survey Results on the Use of ICT devices by Blind People |
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| Keyword(1) | Blind People |
| Keyword(2) | People with Low Vision |
| Keyword(3) | Smartphones |
| Keyword(4) | Tablets |
| Keyword(5) | Touch Interface |
| 1st Author's Name | Tetsuya WATANABE |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Faculty of Engineering, University of Niigata() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Toshimitsu YAMAGUCHI |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Niigata |
| 3rd Author's Name | Kazunori MINATANI |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | National Center for University Entrance Examinations |
| Date | 2014-06-20 |
| Paper # | SP2014-61,WIT2014-16 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.114 |
| Number (no) | 92 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 6 |
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