Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• Constructive Exploration of Spatial Information by Blind Users

  Jochen Schneider, Thomas Strothotte (2000) — Proceedings of the Fourth International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '00)

  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…

  • blind users
  • spatial cognition
  • tactile maps
  • haptic interface
  • force feedback
  • tangible interface
  • wayfinding
  • orientation and mobility
  • cognitive maps
  • constructive exploration