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Designing Multimodal Interaction For The Visually Impaired, Xiaoyu Chen
Designing Multimodal Interaction For The Visually Impaired, Xiaoyu Chen
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Although multimodal computer input is believed to have advantages over unimodal input, little has been done to understand how to design a multimodal input mechanism to facilitate visually impaired users' information access.
This research investigates sighted and visually impaired users' multimodal interaction choices when given an interaction grammar that supports speech and touch input modalities. It investigates whether task type, working memory load, or prevalence of errors in a given modality impact a user's choice. Theories in human memory and attention are used to explain the users' speech and touch input coordination.
Among the abundant findings from this research, the …