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Designing a low-cost finger wearable audio-tactile device

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

Abstract

This paper describes the design process of ColorTact, a finger wearable device for accessing audio annotations on tactile diagrams. It is designed to cater a seamless audio experience while exploring the tactile images. The device consists of a color sensor which can sense the discrete color tagged areas on the diagrams and can give the corresponding audio/sound output saved in the color-to-audio mapping profile. It also allows users to use both hands to probe tactile images without restricting the movement and the tactile sensation of finger tips. It is standalone, easy to setup, low cost, and does not use any of the complex hardware or back-end image processing methods.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASSETS'19: The 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages691-693
ISBN (Print)9781450366762
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019
Event21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019) - Pittsburgh, United States
Duration: 28 Oct 201930 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameASSETS - International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Conference

Conference21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019)
Abbreviated titleASSETS 2019
PlaceUnited States
CityPittsburgh
Period28/10/1930/10/19

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Research Keywords

  • Accessibility
  • Audio-tactile
  • Finger Wearable
  • Visually Impaired

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