Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

5-2016

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate how people with mobility impairments assess and evaluate accessibility in the built environment and the role of current and emerging location-based technologies therein. We conducted a three-part formative study with 20 mobility impaired participants: a semi-structured interview (Part 1), a participatory design activity (Part 2), and a design probe activity (Part 3). Part 2 and 3 actively engaged our participants in exploring and designing the future of what we call assistive location-based technologies (ALTs) location-based technologies that specifically incorporate accessibility features to support navigating, searching, and exploring the physical world. Our Part 1 findings highlight how existing mapping tools provide accessibility benefits even though often not explicitly designed for such uses. Findings in Part 2 and 3 help identify and uncover useful features of future ALTs. In particular, we synthesize 10 key features and 6 key data qualities. We conclude with ALT design recommendations.

Keywords

Accessibility, assistive technology, mobility impairment, location-based technology

Discipline

Software Engineering

Research Areas

Software and Cyber-Physical Systems

Publication

CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, San Jose, CA, May 7-12

First Page

1757

Last Page

1768

ISBN

9781450333627

Identifier

10.1145/2858036.2858315

Publisher

ACM

City or Country

New York

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/2858036.2858315

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