TY - GEN
T1 - Towards Multi-Wheel Input Device for Non-Visual Interaction
AU - Sojib, Noushad
AU - Billah, Syed Masum
AU - Amin, Mohammad Ruhul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Owner/Author.
PY - 2020/10/20
Y1 - 2020/10/20
N2 - While sighted users leverage both keyboard and mouse input devices to interact with desktops, non-visual users, i.e., users who are blind, cannot use a mouse as it only provides feedback through a visual cursor. As a result, these users rely on keyboard-only interaction, which is often cumbersome, inefficient, and error-prone. Prior work has shown that using a small, rotary input device benefits blind users significantly, as it simulates mouse-like operations. In this paper, we extend this prior work by proposing Wheeler, a multi-wheel based input device that provides simultaneous access to UI elements at three different hierarchies, to facilitate rapid navigation and mouse-like interaction. We designed Wheeler from scratch in multiple iterations and assembled it using 3D printed models and commercially available electronics. A preliminary user study with six blind-folded sighted users revealed its potential to become an essential input device for blind users, as well as a training and learning tool.
AB - While sighted users leverage both keyboard and mouse input devices to interact with desktops, non-visual users, i.e., users who are blind, cannot use a mouse as it only provides feedback through a visual cursor. As a result, these users rely on keyboard-only interaction, which is often cumbersome, inefficient, and error-prone. Prior work has shown that using a small, rotary input device benefits blind users significantly, as it simulates mouse-like operations. In this paper, we extend this prior work by proposing Wheeler, a multi-wheel based input device that provides simultaneous access to UI elements at three different hierarchies, to facilitate rapid navigation and mouse-like interaction. We designed Wheeler from scratch in multiple iterations and assembled it using 3D printed models and commercially available electronics. A preliminary user study with six blind-folded sighted users revealed its potential to become an essential input device for blind users, as well as a training and learning tool.
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U2 - 10.1145/3379350.3416168
DO - 10.1145/3379350.3416168
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85095576243
T3 - UIST 2020 - Adjunct Publication of the 33rd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
SP - 7
EP - 9
BT - UIST 2020 - Adjunct Publication of the 33rd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
T2 - 33rd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2020
Y2 - 20 October 2020 through 23 October 2020
ER -