A Navigation Method for Visually Impaired People: Easy to Imagine the Structure of the Stairs

Miyake, Asuka; Hirao, Misa; Goto, Mitsuhiro; Takayama, Chihiro; Watanabe, Masahiro; Minami, Hiroya

doi:10.1145/3373625.3418002

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“…Similarly, Lee et al [89] interviewed twelve remote sighted assistance users to gain a deeper understanding of the technical and navigational challenges that face both agents and users of sighted-assistance services (services where a sighted person guides remotely a PVI). Miyake et al [90] conducted a questionnaire and interviews with six PVI. The scope of their work was to investigate problems that PVI faced when they walked up and down stairs.…”

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“…Their goals were to learn about orientation and mobility tools; give PVI training on orientation and mobility technology; change personal and social circumstances; and evaluate social influences. The aforementioned questionnaires and interviews [87], [88], [89], [90], [91], [92], [93] are focused on particular facets of the PVI's navigation activity, which is crucial to fully comprehend these facets. However, none of them covers critical aspects of the journey such as crossing a road and understanding surrounding visual features.…”

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A Survey on Outdoor Navigation Applications for People With Visual Impairments

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Outdoor navigation remains a challenging activity for People with Visual Impairments (PVI). Having examined the current literature, we conclude that there are very few publications providing a nuanced understanding of how PVI undertake a journey in an outdoor environment and what are their main challenges and obstacles. This is a critical step towards developing robust solutions that meet the requirements of this user group. We undertook a questionnaire-based study with the National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) and 49 PVI. According to the feedback from our questionnaire, current journey navigation apps do not provide PVI with sufficient information about traffic lights, crossroads, and physical obstacles to support a satisfactory interaction. Our study reveals key aspects of how PVI interact with outdoor navigation applications. Critical gaps exist, for example, over 63% of respondents indicated they had suffered an injury on at least one previous occasion when navigating outdoors. Based on the questionnaire feedback, we present a solution covering the main aspects of outdoor navigation for PVI. Our work aims to contribute to the improvement of outdoor navigation applications for PVI in the future.

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confidence: 99%