Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
14 results found tagged force feedback.
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Haptic comparison of size (relative magnitude) in blind and sighted people
Douglas and Willson's Assets '07 paper is a controlled psychophysical study of how blind and sighted users compare relative magnitude using a PHANToM force-feedback device — the workhorse haptic input-output device of the era. The motivating problem …
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Touchable Online Braille Generator
This short paper from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee presents a prototype online Braille generator that uses consumer force feedback mouse technology to make web text tactilely accessible to blind and visually impaired users. The system takes …
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Cursor Measures for Motion-Impaired Computer Users
This paper systematically analyses cursor movement patterns of motion-impaired computer users to understand the specific difficulties they face with point-and-click interactions in graphical user interfaces. The authors argue that existing cursor mea…
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Multimodal Virtual Reality Versus Printed Medium in Visualization for Blind People
This paper presents a comparative evaluation of two approaches for making bar chart data accessible to blind and visually impaired people: traditional raised tactile diagrams and a multimodal virtual reality system. The VR system combines a SensAble …
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Design and Implementation of Virtual Environments for Training of the Visually Impaired
This paper from the Informatics and Telematics Institute in Greece presents the ENORASI project, an EU-funded initiative to develop a haptic virtual reality training system for blind and visually impaired people. The system uses a CyberGrasp haptic g…
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A Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program for Stroke Rehabilitation
This paper from Rutgers University presents a PC-based desktop virtual reality system designed to rehabilitate hand function in stroke patients. Stroke is identified as the leading cause of adult disability, with 65% of the nearly four million stroke…
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Constructing Sonified Haptic Line Graphs for the Blind Student: First Steps
This paper presents early research from the University of Glasgow's MultiVis project, a three-year initiative investigating how different sensory modalities can make statistical information representations accessible to blind people. The focus is on …
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Constructive Exploration of Spatial Information by Blind Users
This paper from the University of Magdeburg introduces "constructive exploration," a novel approach to helping blind people learn spatial layouts by actively building physical representations of routes and areas using building blocks, guided by an in…
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Combining Haptic and Braille Technologies: Design Issues and Pilot Study
This paper presents the Pantobraille, a novel device that combines a single braille cell with a pantograph-based force feedback device to allow blind users to navigate and read content on graphical user interfaces. Developed as part of the CITI PC-Ac…
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Touching and Hearing GUIs: Design Issues for the PC-Access System
This 1996 paper from Canada's Centre for Information Technology Innovation presents PC-Access, a pioneering multimodal system that combines haptic (touch) and auditory feedback to make Microsoft Windows graphical user interfaces accessible to visuall…