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Hybrid auditory feedback: a new method for mobility assistance of the visually impaired

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ASSETS '12: Proceedings of the 14th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2384916.2384980

Published: 22 October 2012 Publication History

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In this paper we present a novel concept of hybrid auditory feedback in mobility assistance for people with visual disabilities in indoor environment. Hybrid auditory feedback is a gradual con-version of sound from speech-only to non-speech (i.e., spearcons) based on the sound repetitiveness and the users' frequency of the travelled route. Using a within-subject design, eight participants carried out a task using a mobility assistant application and followed a same route for few days. Preliminary results suggest that hybrid sounds in auditory feedback are more effective than non-speech and are pleasant compared to speech-only.

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Shoaib MHussain IMirza H(2020)Automatic switching between speech and non-speech: adaptive auditory feedback in desktop assistance for the visually impairedUniversal Access in the Information Society10.1007/s10209-019-00696-519:4(813-823)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2020
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Hussain IChen LMirza HChen GHassan S(2015)Right mix of speech and non-speechUniversal Access in the Information Society10.1007/s10209-014-0350-714:4(527-536)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2015
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ASSETS '12: Proceedings of the 14th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility

October 2012

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ISBN:9781450313216

DOI:10.1145/2384916

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Matt Huenerfauth
City University of New York, USA
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Hussain IChen LMirza HWang LChen GMemon I(2016)Chinese-Based Spearcons: Improving Pedestrian Navigation Performance in Eyes-Free EnvironmentInternational Journal of Human-Computer Interaction10.1080/10447318.2016.116066932:6(460-469)Online publication date: 3-Mar-2016
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Hussain IChen LMirza HChen GHassan S(2015)Right mix of speech and non-speechUniversal Access in the Information Society10.1007/s10209-014-0350-714:4(527-536)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2015
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Hussain IChen LMirza HXing KChen G(2014)A Comparative Study of Sonification Methods to Represent Distance and Forward-Direction in Pedestrian NavigationInternational Journal of Human-Computer Interaction10.1080/10447318.2014.92538130:9(740-751)Online publication date: 10-Jul-2014
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