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Usable gestures for blind people: understanding preference and performance

Kane, Shaun K., Wobbrock, Jacob O., Ladner, Richard E.·2011·Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
DOI 10.1145/1978942.1979001
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Despite growing awareness of the accessibility issues surrounding touch screen use by blind people, designers still face challenges when creating accessible touch screen interfaces. One major stumbling block is a lack of understanding about how blind people actually use touch screens. We conducted two user studies that compared how blind people and sighted people use touch screen gestures. First, we conducted a gesture elicitation study in which 10 blind and 10 sighted people invented gestures to perform common computing tasks on a tablet PC. We found that blind people have different gesture preferences than sighted people, including preferences for edge-based gestures and gestures that involve tapping virtual keys on a keyboard. Second, we conducted a performance study in which the same participants performed a set of reference gestures. We found significant differences in the speed, size, and shape of gestures performed by blind people versus those performed by sighted people. Our results suggest new design guidelines for accessible touch screen interfaces.

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Authors
Kane, S. K., Wobbrock, J. O., & Ladner, R. E.
Affiliations
University of Washington (US)
ORCID
Venue
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher
ACM
Published
2011-05-07
Pages
413-422
DOI
10.1145/1978942.1979001
OpenAlex
W2136691781
Cited by
314
References
31
Citations by year
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FWCI
45.03
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.acm.org/publications/policies/copyright_policy#Background (vor)
Locations
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Science Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Social Sciences › Human Factors and Ergonomics › Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Interactive and Immersive Displays
Keywords
blind users, touch screen interface, touch gestures, accessibility, gesture elicitation, gesture performance, virtual keyboard, design guidelines, tablet computers, user study

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