<i>"I can do everything but see!"</i>
            -- How People with Vision Impairments Negotiate their Abilities in Social Contexts

Thieme, Anja; Bennett, Cynthia L.; Morrison, Cecily; Cutrell, Edward; Taylor, Alex

doi:10.1145/3173574.3173777

Cited by 48 publications

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“…Interdependence emphasizes how myriad people and devices come together to build access, with special attention to acknowledging the work of people with disabilities. We propose that an interdependence frame can synthesize recent scholarly contributions from within the AT field, which increasingly emphasize social dimensions of accessibility (e.g., [48,49,54,59,64]).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, recent studies report that device use and adoption can be affected by negative social stigmas around having a disability. Specifically, assistive devices can portray users as vulnerable or incapable, leading to awkward social interactions and minimal use even when the technology enables autonomy [7,30,43,48,49,54,64]. At the same time, AT researchers have documented people with disabilities working together with others to improve access at work [7,8], during team sports [11], in face-to-face communication [13], and when using educational materials [55].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At the same time, AT researchers have documented people with disabilities working together with others to improve access at work [7,8], during team sports [11], in face-to-face communication [13], and when using educational materials [55]. Other work described the fulfillment and joy disabled people found in helping others [27,54]. In these studies, access is not only a solution to a disability-related barrier; it is a way of being together and helping one another.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Interdependence as a Frame for Assistive Technology Research and Design

Bennett

Brady

Branham

2018

Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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In this paper, we describe interdependence for assistive technology design, a frame developed to complement the traditional focus on independence in the Assistive Technology field. Interdependence emphasizes collaborative access and people with disabilities' important and often understated contribution in these efforts. We lay the foundation of this frame with literature from the academic discipline of Disability Studies and popular media contributed by contemporary disability justice activists. Then, drawing on cases from our own work, we show how the interdependence frame (1) synthesizes findings from a growing body of research in the Assistive Technology field and (2) helps us orient to additional technology design opportunities. We position interdependence as one possible orientation to, not a prescription for, research and design practice-one that opens new design possibilities and affirms our commitment to equal access for people with disabilities. CCS Concepts • Human-centered design and evaluation methods.

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Interdependence as a Frame for Assistive Technology Research and Design

Bennett

Brady

Branham

2018

Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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“…Although participants referred to the variability in the accessibility of diferent airports, all of them experienced uncomfortable episodes worldwide. For instance, alike previous reports [38,55,61], participants mentioned that wheelchairs are often not presented to visually impaired people in a proper and dignifying way. However, P7 has a contrasting opinion as she believed it to be acceptable, in particular when carrying heavy luggage.…”

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“…As a result, airports and airlines provide human assistants that escort people with disabilities to/from their gates. These services ensure a successful travel experience, but are sometimes accompanied with uncomfortable events [38,51], such as ofering wheelchairs to visually impaired people, which is often seen as inappropriate or demeaning [38,55,61].…”

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Airport Accessibility and Navigation Assistance for People with Visual Impairments

Guerreiro

Ahmetovic

Sato

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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People with visual impairments often have to rely on the assistance of sighted guides in airports, which prevents them from having an independent travel experience. In order to learn about their perspectives on current airport accessibility, we conducted two focus groups that discussed their needs and experiences in-depth, as well as the potential role of assistive technologies. We found that independent navigation is a main challenge and severely impacts their overall experience. As a result, we equipped an airport with a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon-based navigation system and performed a real-world study where users navigated routes relevant for their travel experience. We found that despite the challenging environment participants were able to complete their itinerary independently, presenting none to few navigation errors and reasonable timings. This study presents the frst systematic evaluation posing BLE technology as a strong approach to increase the independence of visually impaired people in airports. CCS CONCEPTS • Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in accessibility; Accessibility technologies.

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