Demonstration of Wheeler: A Three-Wheeled Input Device for Usable, Eficient, and Versatile Non-Visual Interaction

Md Touhidul Islam, Noushad Sojib, Imran Kabir, Ashiqur Rahman Amit, Mohammad Ruhul Amin, Syed Masum Billah

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Abstract

Navigating multi-level menus with complex hierarchies remains a big challenge for blind and low-vision users, who predominantly use screen readers to interact with computers. To that end, we demonstrate Wheeler, a three-wheeled input device with two side buttons that can speed up complex multi-level hierarchy navigation in common applications. When in operation, the three wheels of Wheeler are each mapped to a different level in the application hierarchy. Each level can be independently traversed using its designated wheel, allowing users to navigate through multiple levels efficiently. Wheeler's three wheels can also be repurposed for other tasks such as 2D cursor manipulation. In this demonstration, we describe the different operation modes and usage of Wheeler.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationUIST Adjunct 2024 - Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
ISBN (Electronic)9798400707186
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 13 2024
Event37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST Adjunct 2024 - Pittsburgh, United States
Duration: Oct 13 2024Oct 16 2024

Publication series

NameUIST Adjunct 2024 - Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

Conference

Conference37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST Adjunct 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPittsburgh
Period10/13/2410/16/24

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software

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