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Towards identifying and classifying navigation strategies among individuals with diverse disabilities

Gupta, Maya; Kuber, Ravi; Branham, Stacy M.

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Title
Towards identifying and classifying navigation strategies among individuals with diverse disabilities
Author(s)
  • Gupta, Maya
  • Kuber, Ravi
  • Branham, Stacy M.
Issue Date
2019-03-15
Keyword(s)
  • Navigation
  • Older adults
  • Orientation
  • Physical disabilities
  • Visual disabilities
Date of Ingest
2019-03-22T21:34:41Z
Abstract
In this paper, we describe a study examining navigation practices of individuals with disabilities – including people with visual, mobility, and cognitive disabilities, as well as older adults – towards identifying and classifying the common features they utilize in unfamiliar environments. Analysis of initial data reveals previously-undocumented commonalities and departures amongst users from different populations. For example, we found that natural light sources are an important navigation cues for not only blind and low vision individuals, but also for older adults and mobility-impaired individuals. This suggests novel design features for assistive apps to better support navigating indoors in absence of windows. Our work aims to inform design of more universally-usable navigation solutions that address collective needs of a wide range of users.
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iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2019 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Conference Poster
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/103313
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21900/iconf.2019.103313
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Copyright 2019 Maya Gupta, Ravi Kuber, and Stacy M. Branham

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