Article in Proceedings INPROC-2007-124

BibliographyHub, Andreas; Kombrink, Stefan; Bosse, Klaus; Ertl, Thomas: Conference Navigation and Communication Assistant for the Deafblind based on Tactile and Acoustically Amplified Augmented Map Informationfor the 14th Deafblind International World Conference.
In: Proceedings of the 14th Deafblind International World Conference (DbI 2007); Perth, Australia, September 25-30, 2007.
University of Stuttgart : Collaborative Research Center SFB 627 (Nexus: World Models for Mobile Context-Based Systems).
pp. 1-2, english.
Online, September 2007.
Article in Proceedings (Conference Paper).
CR-SchemaH.5.2 (Information Interfaces and Presentation User Interfaces)
K.4.2 (Computers and Society Social Issues)
KeywordsBlind Navigation; Blind Users; Impaired Vision
Abstract

We have developed a portable electronic navigation assistant for the deafblind that facilitates independent navigation even in new and complex environments, such as large conference sites. The device includes a keyboard, loudspeaker and small Braille display, allowing deafblind users to communicate with anyone capable of typing.

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Contactandreas.hub@vis.uni-stuttgart.de
Department(s)University of Stuttgart, Institute of Visualisation and Interactive Systems, Visualisation and Interactive Systems
Project(s)SFB-627, D2 (University of Stuttgart, Institute of Visualisation and Interactive Systems, Visualisation and Interactive Systems)
Entry dateNovember 4, 2009