The Tactile Graphics Helper: Providing Audio Clarification for Tactile Graphics Using Machine Vision

Conference Paper

Abstract

Tactile graphics use raised lines, textures, and elevations to provide individuals with visual impairments access to graphical materials through touch. Tactile graphics are particularly important for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, where educational content is often conveyed using diagrams and charts. However, providing a student who has a visual impairment with a tactile graphic does not automatically provide the student access to the graphic's educational content. Instead, the student may struggle to decipher subtle diff erences between textures

Conference Name

ASSETS

Year of Publication

2015

Date Published

10/2015