Treffer: Where's my stuff? Design and evaluation of a mobile system for locating lost items for the visually impaired

Title:
Where's my stuff? Design and evaluation of a mobile system for locating lost items for the visually impaired
Authors:
KIENTZ, Julie A, PATEL, Shwetak N, TYEBKHAN, Arwa Z, GANE, Brian, WILEY, Jennifer, ABOWD, Gregory D
Source:
ASSESTS 2006 (Eighth international ACM SIGACCESS Conference on computers and accessibility). :103-110
Publisher Information:
New York NY: ACM Press, 2006.
Publication Year:
2006
Physical Description:
print, 16 ref 1
Original Material:
INIST-CNRS
Subject Terms:
Computer science, Informatique, Sciences exactes et technologie, Exact sciences and technology, Sciences appliquees, Applied sciences, Informatique; automatique theorique; systemes, Computer science; control theory; systems, Logiciel, Software, Systèmes informatiques et systèmes répartis. Interface utilisateur, Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface, Accessibilité, Accessibility, Accesibilidad, Aide handicapé, Handicapped aid, Ayuda minusválido, Déploiement, Unfolding, Despliegue, Informatique mobile, Mobile computing, Interface utilisateur, User interface, Interfase usuario, Localisation, Localization, Localización, Pistage, Tracking, Rastreo, Trouble vision, Vision disorder, Trastorno visión, Téléphone portable, Mobile phone, Teléfono móvil, Utilisabilité, Usability, Usabilidad
Document Type:
Konferenz Conference Paper
File Description:
text
Language:
English
Author Affiliations:
College of Computing & GVU Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
School of Psychology & GVU Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Access URL:
http://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=search&terms=19008782
Rights:
Copyright 2007 INIST-CNRS
CC BY 4.0
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Notes:
Computer science; theoretical automation; systems
Accession Number:
edscal.19008782
Database:
PASCAL Archive

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Finding lost items is a common problem for the visually impaired and is something that computing technology can help alleviate. In this paper, we present the design and evaluation of a mobile solution, called FETCH, for allowing the visually impaired to track and locate objects they lose frequently but for which they do not have a specific strategy for tracking. FETCH uses devices the user already owns, such as their cell phone or laptop, to locate objects around their house. Results from a focus group with visually impaired users informed the design of the system. We then studied the usability of a laptop solution in a laboratory study and studied the usability and usefulness of the system through a one-month deployment and diary study. These studies demonstrate that FETCH is usable and useful, but there is still room for improvement.