Abstract
Appliance overlays using tactile icons promote self-sufficiency in the home for people who are visually impaired. The tactile icons identify the location and function of buttons on home appliances...
Overlays now available for purchase
Hi Backers,Since the experiment ended I have continued to work on the overlays - more tactile icon development with RIT Professor Deborah Beardslee and student Emma Echols, plus extensive in-home t...
Testing tactile appliance overlays for the visually impaired in their homes
Though the experiment has ended the overlay development has continued. Appliance overlays are installed in three homes and so far the results are great! The goal is to help visual...
Tactile Icons
What are tactile icons? Shapes that have meaning.Why not use braille labels? Braille is preferred by some visually impaired people but it is not a universal design. Tactile icons, just like visu...
Experiment Complete. Thank you!
Done! Look at the Results section for the summary, analysis and future directions. Thank you backers!Thank you Joe Kells, Rene Latorre and all the test participants at the Associa...
Appliance Overlays
Four appliance overlays were tested. I will explain why these overlays were selected and how they were made. Let me know if you have any questions.Bump Dot Overlay What is it? A s...
RIT School of Design Students Continuing Tactile Icon Development
Last month at the RIT Effective Access Technology Conference, Professor Deborah Beardslee stopped by our booth and learned about the study. She thought the tactile icon activity would be a great o...
Testing is complete!
Hello Team!Testing was completed at ABVI on Monday 11/16/15. Now to crunch the numbers. Thank you to the test participants! Here are a couple pictures. There will ...
Touch Surface Experiment at the RIT Effective Access Technology Conference
Hello Team!It has been a very busy two weeks. Thank you for making all this possible. On Tuesday 11/10/2015, we participated in the RIT Effective Access Technology Conference as an exhibitor. We...