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Advanced Auditory Interfaces for Wireless Technology
Project Goal: Establish and validate guidelines for the design of auditory interfaces for cell phones and other handheld electronic devices
January, 2007 – December, 2010
Progress/Updates
The project team recently released a tech report summarizing the current state of auditory menus and the team's ideas for enhancements to these menus.
Yalla, P., & Walker, B. N. (2007). Advanced Auditory Menus. Georgia Institute of Technology GVU Center Technical Report # GIT-GVU-07-12. October.
Project Team
- Bruce Walker, Project Director
- Jeff Wilson
- Pavani Yalla
Problem
- Increased mobility, increased functionality, and dramatically reduced hardware sizes all contribute to making wireless technology harder to use for everyone.
- Users (or potential users) with disabilities struggle to access even basic functions of wireless devices. Many devices are completely inaccessible to people with visual impairments.
- There is a need to have effective alternative interfaces that expand access to, and usability of, wireless technology, for all users.
Approach
- Evaluation of auditory and multimodal interface methods and technologies to augment existing interfaces.
- Development of novel interaction techniques, particularly using advanced auditory interfaces, beyond simple text-to-speech.
- Implementation and evaluation of advanced accessible interfaces in a range of wireless products.
- Development of design guidelines, and influence of practice and policy with regards to accessible interfaces.
PBA partners with community organizations to create accessible emergency communications.
ASSETS 2008
