Andi Xu

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ProgramAlly: Creating Custom Visual Access Programs via Multi-Modal End-User Programming

Existing visual assistive technologies are built for simple and common use cases, and have few avenues for blind people to customize their functionalities. Drawing from prior work on DIY assistive technology, this paper investigates end-user programming as a means for users to create and customize visual access progra…

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Hacking, Switching, Combining: Understanding and Supporting DIY Assistive Technology Design by Blind People

Existing assistive technologies (AT) often fail to support the unique needs of blind and visually impaired (BVI) people. Thus, BVI people have become domain experts in customizing and `hacking’ AT, creatively suiting their needs. We aim to understand this behavior in depth, and how BVI people envision creating future…

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