Accessible Tourism for the Deaf via Mobile Apps

Milicchio, Franco; Prosperi, Mattia

doi:10.1145/2910674.2910694

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“…Concerning the use of mobile applications in accessible tourism, Milicchio et al [13] propose two apps for visiting archaeological sites both indoors and outdoors, in this case intended for people with auditory disability. Another application of accessible technology in a museum installation can be found in [14], for the Whitney Museum of American Art.…”

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Design and Development of a Mobile App for Accessible Beach Tourism Information for People with Disabilities

Mayordomo-Martínez

Sánchez-Aarnoutse

Gea

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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The global increase in the proportion of the population with disabilities has caused a greater awareness toward guaranteeing their use of public services. In particular, there is emphasis on the accessibility and inclusivity of tourism resources, to improve the enjoyment and well-being for people with motor disabilities. This paper presents a case study on accessibility to beaches in the Region of Murcia, Spain, which is one of the main tourist areas in the country. First, the most important elements that allow for the accessible use of beaches are analyzed and exposed in detail. Then, an extensive field-work in the area of interest has been carried out and its results are evaluated. Finally, the development of a new mobile app is described. The objective of this tool is to provide updated, accurate, and reliable accessibility information regarding the beaches. As a result, more than a third of the beaches analyzed had a high level of accessibility, while almost another third are totally inaccessible. The proposed application is a valuable tool, not only to help people with physical and motor disabilities, but also to raise awareness among local authorities to create and improve accessible services.

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Design and Development of a Mobile App for Accessible Beach Tourism Information for People with Disabilities

Mayordomo-Martínez

Sánchez-Aarnoutse

Gea

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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“…The lack of focus on the needs of Deaf people might be because the technologies to support Deaf visitors are relatively well developed. For example, voice to text technologies are commercially available (Bakken et al 2019), live translation systems are well established (Anonymous 2011) and signing avatars are founds in apps (Milicchio and Prosperi 2016). The issue here is no longer the development of technologies for Deaf Communities, but their useful deployment and integration into museum experiences.…”

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Inclusive Museums and Augmented Reality: Affordances, Participation, Ethics, and Fun

Sheehy

Carrizosa

Rix

et al. 2019

The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum

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“…To solve the issues Fig. 3 Distribution of the analyzed papers according to the type of application/device about architecture compatibility, a few studies illustrate applications for both the operating systems, exploiting also hybrid solutions (e.g., [12,44,100]).…”

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Accessible wayfinding and navigation: a systematic mapping study

Prandi

Mirri

Fogli

2021

Univ Access Inf Soc

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Urban environments, university campuses, and public and private buildings often present architectural barriers that prevent people with disabilities and special needs to move freely and independently. This paper presents a systematic mapping study of the scientific literature proposing devices, and software applications aimed at fostering accessible wayfinding and navigation in indoor and outdoor environments. We selected 111 out of 806 papers published in the period 2009–2020, and we analyzed them according to different dimensions: at first, we surveyed which solutions have been proposed to address the considered problem; then, we analyzed the selected papers according to five dimensions: context of use, target users, hardware/software technologies, type of data sources, and user role in system design and evaluation. Our findings highlight trends and gaps related to these dimensions. The paper finally presents a reflection on challenges and open issues that must be taken into consideration for the design of future accessible places and of related technologies and applications aimed at facilitating wayfinding and navigation.

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Accessible Tourism for the Deaf via Mobile Apps

Cited by 23 publications

References 51 publications

Design and Development of a Mobile App for Accessible Beach Tourism Information for People with Disabilities

Design and Development of a Mobile App for Accessible Beach Tourism Information for People with Disabilities

Inclusive Museums and Augmented Reality: Affordances, Participation, Ethics, and Fun

Accessible wayfinding and navigation: a systematic mapping study

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