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Marston, James R.; Loomis, Jack M.; Klatzky, Roberta L.; Golledge, Reginald G. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
A path-following experiment, using a global positioning system, was conducted with participants who were legally blind. On- and off-course confirmations were delivered by either a vibrotactile or an audio stimulus. These simple binary cues were sufficient for guidance and point to the need to offer output options for guidance systems for people…
Descriptors: Cues, Experiments, Blindness, Auditory Stimuli
Vanderheiden, Gregg C. – 1993
This paper describes a standard cross-platform strategy for providing deaf individuals with access to sounds generated by electronic information systems. The strategy is based on a "ShowSounds" switch built into the basic system architecture. Turning the switch "on" would signal that all information presented auditorially is…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Auditory Stimuli, Computer Networks, Computer System Design
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Chadwick, John – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1992
Discusses the role of interactive multimedia in museums; describes the development and design at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History of a multimedia program on water conservation; analyzes the effect of the presence of audio on the users' completion of the program; and discusses evaluation of the program. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Auditory Stimuli, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation