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Understanding the Use of a Large Language Model-Powered Guide to Make Virtual Reality Accessible for Blind and Low Vision People

As social virtual reality (VR) grows more popular, addressing accessibility for blind and low vision (BLV) users is increasingly critical. Researchers have proposed an AI “sighted guide” to help users navigate VR and answer their questions, but it has not been studied with users. To address this gap, we developed a la…

Jazmin Collins et al.Cornell University

Investigating Use Cases of AI-Powered Scene Description Applications for Blind and Low Vision People

“Scene description” applications that describe visual content in a photo are useful daily tools for blind and low vision (BLV) people. Researchers have studied their use, but they have only explored those that leverage remote sighted assistants; little is known about applications that use AI to generate their descript…

Ricardo Gonzalez Penuela et al.University of the Andes

“Vulnerable, Victimized, and Objectified”: Understanding Ableist Hate and Harassment Experienced by Disabled Content Creators on Social Media

Content creators (e.g., gamers, activists, vloggers) with marginalized identities are at-risk of experiencing hate and harassment. This paper examines the ableist hate and harassment that disabled content creators experience on social media. Through surveys (N=50) and interviews (N=20) with disabled creators, we devel…

Sharon Heung et al.Cornell University

“It’s Kind of Context Dependent”: Understanding Blind and Low Vision People’s Video Accessibility Preferences Across Viewing Scenarios

While audio description (AD) is the standard approach for making videos accessible to blind and low vision (BLV) people, existing AD guidelines do not consider BLV users’ varied preferences across viewing scenarios. These scenarios range from how-to videos on YouTube, where users seek to learn new skills, to historica…

Lucy Jiang et al.Cornell University

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A Drone Teacher: Designing Physical Human-Drone Interactions for Movement Instruction

Drones (micro unmanned aerial vehicles) are becoming more prevalent in applications that bring them into close human spaces. This is made possible in part by clear drone-to-human communication strategies. However, current auditory and visual communication methods only work with strict environmental settings. To con…

Nialâh Jenae Wilson-Small et al.New York University

Studying Exploration and Long-term Use of Voice Assistants by Older Adults

While past research has examined older adults’ voice assistant (VA) use, it is unclear whether VAs provide enough value to sustain use when compared to technologies such as smartphones. Research also suggests that barriers around structured command input may limit use. In order to investigate these gaps in adoption, w…

Pooja Upadhyay et al.University Of Maryland

Molder: An Accessible Design Tool for Tactile Maps

Tactile materials are powerful teaching aids for students with visual impairments (VIs). To design these materials, designers must use modeling applications, which have high learning curves and rely on visual feedback. Today, Orientation and Mobility (O&M) specialists and teachers are often responsible for designing t…

Lei Shi et al.Cornell University

The Effectiveness of Visual and Audio Wayfinding Guidance on Smartglasses for People with Low Vision

Wayfinding is a critical but challenging task for people who have low vision, a visual impairment that falls short of blindness. Prior wayfinding systems for people with visual impairments focused on blind people, providing only audio and tactile feedback. Since people with low vision use their remaining vision, we so…

Yuhang Zhao et al.Cornell University

Designing Interactive 3D Printed Models with Teachers of the Visually Impaired

Students with visual impairments struggle to learn various concepts in the academic curriculum because diagrams, images, and other visual are not accessible to them. To address this, researchers have design interactive 3D printed models (I3Ms) that provide audio descriptions when a user touches components of a model.…

Lei Shi et al.Cornell University

Designing AR Visualizations to Facilitate Stair Navigation for People with Low Vision

Navigating stairs is one of the most dangerous mobility challenges for people with low vision (PLV), who have visual impairments that fall short of blindness. Prior research contributed systems for stair navigation that provide audio or tactile feedback, but PLV have usable vision and don’t typically use nonvisual aid…

Yuhang Zhao et al.Cornell University

A Face Recognition Application for People with Visual Impairments: Understanding Use Beyond the Lab

Recognizing others is a major challenge for people with visual impairments (VIPs) and can hinder engagement in social activities. We present Accessibility Bot, a research prototype bot on Facebook Messenger, that leverages state-of-the-art computer vision and a user’s friends’ tagged photos on Facebook to help people…

Yuhang Zhao et al.Cornell University

Paper Title	Authors	Research Topics	Paper Database	Year
Understanding the Use of a Large Language Model-Powered Guide to Make Virtual Reality Accessible for Blind and Low Vision People As social virtual reality (VR) grows more popular, addressing accessibility for blind and low vision (BLV) users is increasingly critical. Researchers have proposed an AI “sighted guide” to help users navigate VR and answer their questions, but it has not been studied with users. To address this gap, we developed a la…	JC Jazmin Collins et al.Cornell University
Investigating Use Cases of AI-Powered Scene Description Applications for Blind and Low Vision People “Scene description” applications that describe visual content in a photo are useful daily tools for blind and low vision (BLV) people. Researchers have studied their use, but they have only explored those that leverage remote sighted assistants; little is known about applications that use AI to generate their descript…	RP Ricardo Gonzalez Penuela et al.University of the Andes
“Vulnerable, Victimized, and Objectified”: Understanding Ableist Hate and Harassment Experienced by Disabled Content Creators on Social Media Content creators (e.g., gamers, activists, vloggers) with marginalized identities are at-risk of experiencing hate and harassment. This paper examines the ableist hate and harassment that disabled content creators experience on social media. Through surveys (N=50) and interviews (N=20) with disabled creators, we devel…	SH Sharon Heung et al.Cornell University
“It’s Kind of Context Dependent”: Understanding Blind and Low Vision People’s Video Accessibility Preferences Across Viewing Scenarios While audio description (AD) is the standard approach for making videos accessible to blind and low vision (BLV) people, existing AD guidelines do not consider BLV users’ varied preferences across viewing scenarios. These scenarios range from how-to videos on YouTube, where users seek to learn new skills, to historica…	LJ Lucy Jiang et al.Cornell University
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A Drone Teacher: Designing Physical Human-Drone Interactions for Movement Instruction Drones (micro unmanned aerial vehicles) are becoming more prevalent in applications that bring them into close human spaces. This is made possible in part by clear drone-to-human communication strategies. However, current auditory and visual communication methods only work with strict environmental settings. To con…	NW Nialâh Jenae Wilson-Small et al.New York University
Studying Exploration and Long-term Use of Voice Assistants by Older Adults While past research has examined older adults’ voice assistant (VA) use, it is unclear whether VAs provide enough value to sustain use when compared to technologies such as smartphones. Research also suggests that barriers around structured command input may limit use. In order to investigate these gaps in adoption, w…	PU Pooja Upadhyay et al.University Of Maryland
Molder: An Accessible Design Tool for Tactile Maps Tactile materials are powerful teaching aids for students with visual impairments (VIs). To design these materials, designers must use modeling applications, which have high learning curves and rely on visual feedback. Today, Orientation and Mobility (O&M) specialists and teachers are often responsible for designing t…	LS Lei Shi et al.Cornell University
The Effectiveness of Visual and Audio Wayfinding Guidance on Smartglasses for People with Low Vision Wayfinding is a critical but challenging task for people who have low vision, a visual impairment that falls short of blindness. Prior wayfinding systems for people with visual impairments focused on blind people, providing only audio and tactile feedback. Since people with low vision use their remaining vision, we so…	YZ Yuhang Zhao et al.Cornell University
Designing Interactive 3D Printed Models with Teachers of the Visually Impaired Students with visual impairments struggle to learn various concepts in the academic curriculum because diagrams, images, and other visual are not accessible to them. To address this, researchers have design interactive 3D printed models (I3Ms) that provide audio descriptions when a user touches components of a model.…	LS Lei Shi et al.Cornell University
Designing AR Visualizations to Facilitate Stair Navigation for People with Low Vision Navigating stairs is one of the most dangerous mobility challenges for people with low vision (PLV), who have visual impairments that fall short of blindness. Prior research contributed systems for stair navigation that provide audio or tactile feedback, but PLV have usable vision and don’t typically use nonvisual aid…	YZ Yuhang Zhao et al.Cornell University
A Face Recognition Application for People with Visual Impairments: Understanding Use Beyond the Lab Recognizing others is a major challenge for people with visual impairments (VIPs) and can hinder engagement in social activities. We present Accessibility Bot, a research prototype bot on Facebook Messenger, that leverages state-of-the-art computer vision and a user’s friends’ tagged photos on Facebook to help people…	YZ Yuhang Zhao et al.Cornell University