Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges with Exercise Technologies for People who are Blind or Low-Vision

Rector, Kyle; Milne, Lauren R.; Ladner, Richard E.; Friedman, Batya; Kientz, Julie A.

doi:10.1145/2700648.2809846

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“…A number of previous user studies have investigated usability issues in accessibility in specific domains. Specifically, prior studies have identified usability and accessibility issues in JAWS SR [28], exercise tracking devices [26], and in particular applications, including social media, email clients, and course management systems [15, 24, 31, 32]. Ahmed et al study issues in privacy and security facing blind users [9].…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ubiquitous Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments

Billah

Ashok

Porter

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Ubiquitous access is an increasingly common vision of computing, wherein users can interact with any computing device or service from anywhere, at any time. In the era of personal computing, users with visual impairments required special-purpose, assistive technologies, such as screen readers, to interact with computers. This paper investigates whether technologies like screen readers have kept pace with, or have created a barrier to, the trend toward ubiquitous access, with a specific focus on desktop computing as this is still the primary way computers are used in education and employment. Towards that, the paper presents a user study with 21 visually-impaired participants, specifically involving the switching of screen readers within and across different computing platforms, and the use of screen readers in remote access scenarios. Among the findings, the study shows that, even for remote desktop access—an early forerunner of true ubiquitous access—screen readers are too limited, if not unusable. The study also identifies several accessibility needs, such as uniformity of navigational experience across devices, and recommends potential solutions. In summary, assistive technologies have not made the jump into the era of ubiquitous access, and multiple, inconsistent screen readers create new practical problems for users with visual impairments.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ubiquitous Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments

Billah

Ashok

Porter

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…The success of CoOP raises questions on how shared assistive technology might enable the visually impaired community more broadly. Functionally, CoOP requires the support of multiple people (e.g., guide boat driver and steerperson), a known source of friction for blind athletes [46]. The cultural and social aspects of paddling that we observed at the Newport Aquatic Center highlighted how frequently paddlers exercised alongside each other in one-person boats, a practice that could potentially be leveraged by CoOP.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Limited opportunities [42], dependence on others [23], and lack of generalizability outside of educational environments [17] pose barriers to most outdoor activities. Although organizations like the United States Association of Blind Athletes [39] and the International Blind Sports Federation [13] promote a variety of sports adapted or designed specifcally for visually impaired participants, as Rector et al found in their investigation of "eyes-free" exercise, opportunities for rigorous outdoor activity remain an ongoing challenge for assistive technology research [46].…”

Section: Related Work 21 Opportunities For Blind and Low Vision Fitnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design in the Public Square

Baldwin

Hirano²,

Mankoff

et al. 2019

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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From the white cane to the smartphone, technology has been an efective tool for broadening blind and low vision participation in a sighted world. In the face of this increased participation, individuals with visual impairments remain on the periphery of most sight-frst activities. In this paper, we describe a multi-month public-facing co-design engagement with an organization that supports blind and low vision outrigger paddling. Using a mixed-ability design team, we developed an inexpensive cooperative outrigger paddling system, called CoOP, that shares control between sighted and visually impaired paddlers. The results suggest that public design, a DIY (do-it-yourself) stance, and attentiveness to shared physical experiences, represent key strategies for creating assistive technologies that support shared experiences. CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Accessibility theory, concepts and paradigms; Empirical studies in accessibility; Accessibility design and evaluation methods; Accessibility technologies.

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“…Three of the 17 projects mention a specific or reproducible method for stakeholder identification: Rector et al (2015) had a brainstorming session, Boyd et al (2016) reviewed the literature and conducted interviews, and Miller et al (2007) identified stakeholders according to their interaction roles with the proposed technology. Only seven projects reported the demographic data of their participating stakeholders.…”

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Twenty years of value sensitive design: a review of methodological practices in VSD projects

Winkler

Spiekermann

2018

Ethics Inf Technol

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This article reviews the academic literature that emerged under value sensitive design (VSD). It investigates those VSD projects that employed the tripartite methodology, examining the use of VSD methodological elements, and illustrating common practices and identifying shortcomings. The article provides advice for VSD researchers on how to complete and enhance their methodological approach as the research community moves forward.

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Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges with Exercise Technologies for People who are Blind or Low-Vision

Cited by 36 publications

References 24 publications

Ubiquitous Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments

Ubiquitous Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments

Design in the Public Square

Twenty years of value sensitive design: a review of methodological practices in VSD projects

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