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Computers Helping People with Special Needs

16th International Conference, ICCHP 2018, Linz, Austria, July 11-13, 2018, Proceedings, Part II

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  1. Klaus Miesenberger

    1. Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria

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  2. Georgios Kouroupetroglou

    1. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, volume 10897)

Part of the book sub series: Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (LNISA)

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Table of contents (80 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXX
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  2. Environmental Sensing Technologies for Visual Impairment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. AcouSTTic: A Training Application of Acoustic Sense on Sound Table Tennis (STT)

      • Takahiro Miura, Masaya Fujito, Masaki Matsuo, Masatsugu Sakajiri, Junji Onishi, Tsukasa Ono
      Pages 3-11

    3. Camassia: Monocular Interactive Mobile Way Sonification

      • Sebastian Ritterbusch, Gerhard Jaworek
      Pages 12-18

    4. A Unimodal Interface Device Coupling Distance with Intensities in Luminance and Temperature

      • Masaki Nishino, Junichi Akita, Kiyohide Ito, Makoto Okamoto, Testuo Ono
      Pages 19-22

    5. Basic Study of Blind Football Play-by-Play System for Visually Impaired Spectators Using Quasi-Zenith Satellites System

      • Makoto Kobayashi, Yoshiki Fukunaga, Shigenobu Shimada
      Pages 23-27Open Access

    6. An Augmented Reality Audio Device Helping Blind People Navigation

      • Sylvain Ferrand, Francois Alouges, Matthieu Aussal
      Pages 28-35

    7. BluKane: An Obstacle Avoidance Navigation App to Assist the Visually Impaired

      • Adrian Als, Adrian King, Kevin Johnson, Ramon Sargeant
      Pages 36-43

    8. Conversation Aid for People with Low Vision Using Head Mounted Display and Computer Vision Emotion Detection

      • Rafael Zuniga, John Magee
      Pages 44-50

    9. Indoor Guidance System for the Visual Impaired Using Beacon Sensors

      • Yao-ming Yeh, Hung-Ju Chen
      Pages 51-54

    10. KrNet: A Kinetic Real-Time Convolutional Neural Network for Navigational Assistance

      • Shufei Lin, Kaiwei Wang, Kailun Yang, Ruiqi Cheng
      Pages 55-62

    11. Prototype Development of a Low-Cost Vibro-Tactile Navigation Aid for the Visually Impaired

      • Vanessa Petrausch, Thorsten Schwarz, Rainer Stiefelhagen
      Pages 63-69

    12. Stereo Vision Based Distance Estimation and Logo Recognition for the Visually Impaired

      • Mehmet Biberci, Ulug Bayazit
      Pages 70-77

    13. Intersection Navigation for People with Visual Impairment

      • Ruiqi Cheng, Kaiwei Wang, Shufei Lin
      Pages 78-85

    14. Indoor Localization Using Computer Vision and Visual-Inertial Odometry

      • Giovanni Fusco, James M. Coughlan
      Pages 86-93Open Access

    15. HapticRein: Design and Development of an Interactive Haptic Rein for a Guidance Robot

      • Limin Zeng, Björn Einert, Alexander Pitkin, Gerhard Weber
      Pages 94-101Open Access

    16. EchoVis: Training Echolocation Using Binaural Recordings – Initial Benchmark Results

      • MichaÅ‚ Bujacz, Marta Szyrman, Grzegorz Górski, RafaÅ‚ CharÅ‚ampowicz, SÅ‚awomir Strugarek, Adam Bancarewicz et al.
      Pages 102-109Open Access

    17. TactiBelt: Integrating Spatial Cognition and Mobility Theories into the Design of a Novel Orientation and Mobility Assistive Device for the Blind

      • Marc-Aurèle Riviere, Simon Gay, Edwige Pissaloux
      Pages 110-113

    18. Virtual Navigation Environment for Blind and Low Vision People

      • Andreas Kunz, Klaus Miesenberger, Limin Zeng, Gerhard Weber
      Pages 114-122Open Access

    19. Visual Shoreline Detection for Blind and Partially Sighted People

      • Daniel Koester, Tobias Allgeyer, Rainer Stiefelhagen
      Pages 123-131
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About this book

The two-volume set LNCS 10896 and 10897 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2018, held in Linz, Austria, in July
2018.


The 101 revised full papers and 78 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 356 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Web accessibility in the connected world; accessibility and usability of mobile platforms for people with disabilities and elderly persons: design, development and engineering; accessible system/information/document design; accessible e-learning - e-learning for accessibility/AT; personalized access to TV, film, theatre, and music; digital games accessibility; accessibility and usability of self-service terminals, technologies and systems; universal learning design; motor and mobility disabilities: AT, HCI, care; empowerment of people with cognitive disabilities using digital technologies; augmented and alternative communication (AAC), supported speech; Art Karshmer lectures in access to mathematics, science and engineering; environmental sensing technologies for visual impairment; 3D printing in the domain of assistive technologies (AT) and do it yourselves (DIY) AT; tactile graphics and models for blind people and recognition of shapes by touch; access to artworks and its mediation by and for visually impaired people; digital navigation for people with visual impairments; low vision and blindness: human computer interaction; future perspectives for ageing well: AAL tools, products, services; mobile healthcare and m-health apps for people with disabilities; and service and information provision.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria

    Klaus Miesenberger

  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Georgios Kouroupetroglou

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