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Area of Science:

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Accessibility Research
  • Assistive Technology

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  • Haptic-audio interfaces offer tactile and auditory exploration of statistical line graphs.
  • These interfaces enhance accessibility for visually impaired individuals.
  • Graph exploration is framed as a collaborative task between a haptic explorer and an assistant.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the spatial reference frames used by visually impaired individuals during haptic graph exploration.
  • To understand how hand movements and communication goals influence perspective-taking in haptic-audio interfaces.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental study involving visually impaired participants exploring statistical line graphs.
  • Utilizing haptic-audio interfaces with verbal assistance.
  • Analyzing participants' use of spatial reference frames during exploration.

Main Results:

  • Haptic explorers predominantly adopt an action perspective, driven by hand movements, rather than a conventional left-to-right spatiotemporal perspective.
  • Individual preferences for reference frames were observed.
  • The communication objective can lead to a shift in the adopted spatial reference frame.

Conclusions:

  • Haptic-audio interfaces provide a viable method for graph exploration by visually impaired users.
  • Exploration perspective is significantly influenced by motor actions and communication needs.
  • Further research can optimize these interfaces by considering user-specific reference frame preferences.