Browsing TKD - Institutt for informasjonsteknologi by Subject "Blindness"

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    • The Accessibility of MOOCs for Blind Learners 

      Krolak, Aleksandra; Chen, Weiqin; Sanderson, Norun Christine; Kessel, Siri (Association for Computing Machinery (ACM);, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has provided unique learning opportunities for many people. In the meantime, the lack of accessibility in some MOOCs has also created barriers for ...

    • Are electronic white canes better than traditional canes? A comparative study with blind and blindfolded participants 

      Aline Darc Piculo, dos Santos; Medola, Fausto Orsi; Cinelli, Milton José; Ramirez, Alejandro Rafael Garcia; Sandnes, Frode Eika (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 glimpse into smartphone screen reader use among blind teenagers in rural Nepal 

      Sankhi, Prakash; Sandnes, Frode Eika (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 ...

    • Impact of Sentence length on the Readability of Web for Screen Reader Users 

      Kadayat, Bam Bahadur; Eika, Evelyn (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 12188, Conference object, 2020-07-10)
      Readability of text is generally believed to be connected to sentence length. Most studies on readability are based on visual reading. Less is known about text readability for users relying on screen readers, such as users ...

    • Multimodal Navigation Systemsfor Users with Visual Impairments—A Review and Analysis 

      Kuriakose, Bineeth; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (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 ...