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Where's my stuff?: design and evaluation of a mobile system for locating lost items for the visually impaired

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Julie A. Kientz,

Shwetak N. Patel,

Arwa Z. Tyebkhan,

Jennifer Wiley,

Gregory D. AbowdAuthors Info & Claims

Assets '06: Proceedings of the 8th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility

Pages 103 - 110

https://doi.org/10.1145/1168987.1169006

Published: 23 October 2006 Publication History

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Finding lost items is a common problem for the visually impaired and is something that computing technology can help alleviate. In this paper, we present the design and evaluation of a mobile solution, called FETCH, for allowing the visually impaired to track and locate objects they lose frequently but for which they do not have a specific strategy for tracking. FETCH uses devices the user already owns, such as their cell phone or laptop, to locate objects around their house. Results from a focus group with visually impaired users informed the design of the system. We then studied the usability of a laptop solution in a laboratory study and studied the usability and usefulness of the system through a one-month deployment and diary study. These studies demonstrate that FETCH is usable and useful, but there is still room for improvement.

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Index Terms

Where's my stuff?: design and evaluation of a mobile system for locating lost items for the visually impaired
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. Interface design prototyping
      2. User centered design
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing profession
      1. Assistive technologies
  2. User characteristics
    1. People with disabilities

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DOI:10.1145/1168987

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