CRI: IAD: Comparative Evaluation of Assistive Technology Devices and Software for Visually Impaired Persons

提案编号：CNS 07-09472 PI： 罗伯托？曼杜奇 机构：加州大学-圣克鲁斯分校 圣克鲁斯，CA 95064-4107 标题：IAD：视障人士辅助技术设备软件的比较评估该项目旨在为视障人士建立辅助技术应用程序获得适当的基础设施。从技术角度和用户角度分析现有产品。设计辅助技术（AT）领域的新研究方向。分析有助于理解AT产品成功或失败的原因，并有助于正式确定辅助技术的做和不做。依靠现有技术的经验，后者需要与视障用户进行讨论，希望他们有助于确定最有趣、最未探索和最相关的发展领域。来自圣克鲁斯Vista盲人和视力障碍者中心的志愿者将测试基础设施。 由于许多工具在一个工具往往不超过原型阶段的领域很少取得成功，而且放弃率很高，因此，这一基础设施能够从技术性能和可用性方面对现有技术进行评估。这项工作有助于得出结论的各个方面，增加采用现有的技术设备的概率。更广泛的影响：该项目可能有助于提高一部分人口的生活质量，可能会增加盲人和视障人士的独立性。此外，这项工作为视障人士参与教育和外联活动创造了新的机会。

Proposal #: CNS 07-09472 PI(s): Manduchi, Roberto Institution: University of California- Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 95064-4107 Title: IAD:Comparative Evaluation of Assistive Technology Devices & Software for Visually Impaired Persons This project, acquiring appropriate infrastructure for building assistive technology applications for visually impaired persons, aims at . Analyzing existing products from the technical side as well as from the user standpoint and . Devising new research directions in the Assistive Technology (AT) field.The analysis enables understanding the reasons for success or lack thereof of AT products and contributes in formalizing the do's and the don'ts of assistive technology. Relying on experience with existing technology, the latter requires discussions with visually impaired users who are expected to contribute in defining the most interesting, unexplored, and relevant areas for development. Volunteers from the Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Santa Cruz will test the infrastructure. Since many tools have met with scarce success and high abandonment rate in an area where tools often do not go beyond the prototype phase, this infrastructure enables the evaluation of existing technologies in terms of technical performance and usability. The work facilitates drawing conclusions about the various aspects that increase the probability of adoption of an existing technology device.Broader Impact: With a potential to contribute to the quality of life of a segment of the population, this project might increase the independence of blind and visually impaired individuals. Furthermore, the work produces new opportunities for educational and outreach activities involving visually impaired individuals.