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Aesthetics and the perceived stigma of assistive technology for visual impairment
(Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-05)Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify factors that influence the perceived stigma of two assistive devices for visual impairment, namely the white cane and smart glasses. Method: Face-to-face semi-structured ... -
Are electronic white canes better than traditional canes? A comparative study with blind and blindfolded participants
(Universal Access in the Information Society;20 (2021), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-17)Visually impaired individuals often rely on assistive technologies such as white canes for independent navigation. Many electronic enhancements to the traditional white cane have been proposed. However, only a few of these ... -
A Comparative Study of Accessibility and Usability of Norwegian University Websites for Screen Reader Users Based on User Experience and Automated Assessment
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 12188, Conference object, 2020-07-10)Websites are essential for learners’ access to information. However, due to the lack of accessibility and usability of websites, students with disabili-ties who solely rely on screen readers face challenges accessing webpage ... -
A glimpse into smartphone screen reader use among blind teenagers in rural Nepal
(Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology;, Academic article, 2020-09-12)Purpose: Access to appropriate assistive technology is a challenge worldwide and especially in low GDPper-capita countries. Nepal is one example of a country with several coinciding challenges: some claim having a high ... -
Multimodal Navigation Systemsfor Users with Visual Impairments—A Review and Analysis
(Multimodal Technologies and Interaction;Volume 4, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-16)Multimodal interaction refers to situations where users are provided with multiple modes for interacting with systems. Researchers are working on multimodality solutions in several domains. The focus of this paper is within ... -
SceneRecog: A Deep Learning Scene Recognition Model for Assisting Blind and Visually Impaired Navigate using Smartphones
(IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics;2021 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Conference object, 2022-01-06)Deep learning models have recently gained popularity in the research community due to their high classification success rates. In this paper, we proposed an EfficientNet-Lite based scene recognition model for scene recognition ... -
Towards More Efficient Screen Reader Web Access with Automatic Summary Generation and Text Tagging
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 12376, Conference object, 2020-09-04)Readers with 20/20 vision can easily read text and quickly perceive information to get an overview of the information within a text. This is more challenging for readers who rely on screen readers. This study investigated ... -
Usability of Indoor Network Navigation Solutions for Persons with Visual Impairments
(Breaking Down Barriers. CWUAAT 2018;, Chapter; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) obligates States Parties to ensure personal mobility and independence for persons with disabilities by promoting access to and the ...