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    Towards identifying and classifying navigation strategies among individuals with diverse disabilities

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    Author/Creator
    Gupta, Maya
    Kuber, Ravi
    Branham, Stacy M.
    Date
    2019-03-15
    Type of Work
    5 pages
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    conference papers and proceedings preprints
    Citation of Original Publication
    Gupta, Maya; Kuber, Ravi; Branham, Stacy M., Towards identifying and classifying navigation strategies among individuals with diverse disabilities,iConference 2019 Proceedings, doi: https://doi.org/10.21900/iconf.2019.103313
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    Abstract
    In this paper, we describe a study examining navigation practices of individuals with disabilities – including people with visual, mobility, and cognitive disabilities, as well as older adults – towards identifying and classifying the common features they utilize in unfamiliar environments. Analysis of initial data reveals previously-undocumented commonalities and departures amongst users from different populations. For example, we found that natural light sources are an important navigation cues for not only blind and low vision individuals, but also for older adults and mobility-impaired individuals. This suggests novel design features for assistive apps to better support navigating indoors in absence of windows. Our work aims to inform design of more universally-usable navigation solutions that address collective needs of a wide range of users.


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    Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery
    University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    1000 Hilltop Circle
    Baltimore, MD 21250
    www.umbc.edu/scholarworks

    Contact information:
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    Phone: 410-455-3021


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.