A Study of Digital Appliances Accessibility for People with Visual Disabilities

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Main Authors: An, Hyunjin, Kim, Hyundoug, Hong, Seungwoo, Shin, Youngsun
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Published: 2024
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author An, Hyunjin
Kim, Hyundoug
Hong, Seungwoo
Shin, Youngsun
author_facet An, Hyunjin
Kim, Hyundoug
Hong, Seungwoo
Shin, Youngsun
contents This research aims to find where visually impaired users find appliances hard to use and suggest guideline to solve this issue. 181 visually impaired users have been surveyed, and 12 visually impaired users have been selected based on disability cause and classification. In a home-like environment, we had participants perform tasks which were sorted using Hierarchical task analysis on six major home appliances. From this research we found out that home appliances sometimes only provide visual information which causes difficulty in sensory processing. Also, interfaces tactile/auditory feedbacks are the same making it hard for people to recognize which feature is processed. Blind users cannot see the provided information so they rely on long-term memory to use products. This research provides guideline for button, knob and remote control interface for visually impaired users. This information will be helpful for project planners, designers, and developers to create products which are accessible by visually impaired people. Some of the features will be applied to upcoming home appliance products.
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spellingShingle A Study of Digital Appliances Accessibility for People with Visual Disabilities
An, Hyunjin
Kim, Hyundoug
Hong, Seungwoo
Shin, Youngsun
Human-Computer Interaction
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This research aims to find where visually impaired users find appliances hard to use and suggest guideline to solve this issue. 181 visually impaired users have been surveyed, and 12 visually impaired users have been selected based on disability cause and classification. In a home-like environment, we had participants perform tasks which were sorted using Hierarchical task analysis on six major home appliances. From this research we found out that home appliances sometimes only provide visual information which causes difficulty in sensory processing. Also, interfaces tactile/auditory feedbacks are the same making it hard for people to recognize which feature is processed. Blind users cannot see the provided information so they rely on long-term memory to use products. This research provides guideline for button, knob and remote control interface for visually impaired users. This information will be helpful for project planners, designers, and developers to create products which are accessible by visually impaired people. Some of the features will be applied to upcoming home appliance products.
title A Study of Digital Appliances Accessibility for People with Visual Disabilities
topic Human-Computer Interaction
68U35
D.2.2
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.06441