On 24.01.2019 21:11, Florian Grond wrote:
> Dear Ganesh and Kaja,
>
> I'm also very happy to find this topic here, I wanted to point you at a
> blind (auto)-ethnographic method, Piet Devos and I had suggested and
> applied for blind urban navigation. I think it could possibly also be
> applied to rapid ethnographies or evaluating ethnographies in a product
> design context. Mostly we hope to suggest a way to conduct
> participatory
> design with visually impaired and blind codesigners and clients.
>
> F. Grond and P. Devos. Sonic Boundary Objects: Negotiating Disability
> Technology and Simulation. Digital Creativity special issue on Creative
> Technologies and Innovation: Health and Wellbeing, Nov 10 2016. doi:
> DOI:
> 10.1080/14626268.2016.1250012.
>
> https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14626268.2016.1250012
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Florian
>
>
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/floriangrond/
> www.grond.at
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2019 at 2:06 PM Kaja Tooming Buchanan <
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>
>> Dear Ganesh,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am glad to hear that your research is focusing on such an important
>> user
>> group as the visually impaired.
>>
>> Last year, in my Experience Design course at Tongji University in
>> Shanghai, I developed a project that focused on the blind and the
>> visually
>> impaired and how to give them access back into society so that they
>> can
>> live more …. life. I often got questions, especially at the beginning
>> of
>> the project, why I had decided to focus on such a narrow user group.
>> From
>> my point of view, no user should be left behind whatever disability
>> they
>> may have or how large is the user group. We all have a right to live
>> enriched everyday life.
>>
>> Actually, I came across a book written by someone who is legally blind
>> and
>> who loves to go to museums and enjoy art! This book touched me deeply
>> and
>> inspired me to focus on the experience of the blind and visually
>> impaired.
>> I recommend the book for everyone who is working with user experience.
>> It
>> is written by Georgina Kleege and the title is: More Than Meets the
>> Eye:
>> What Blindness Brings to Art. Oxford University Press, 2018.
>>
>> While working with the project, the FORD Motor Company announced in
>> the
>> video “Feel the View” last May their development of a new technology
>> and a
>> product for the blind and visually impaired. It was amazing to see
>> that
>> they have done research in this area for the advancement of a
>> technology
>> for the blind. Here is the link:
>> http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/02/technology/ford-blind-view-tech/index.html
>> <
>> http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/02/technology/ford-blind-view-tech/index.html
>> >
>> I hope this helps.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Kaja
>>
>>
>> Kaja Tooming Buchanan, Ph.D.
>> Professor of Design Theory, Practice and Strategy
>> Director, Experience Design Lab
>> College of Design and Innovation
>> Tongji University
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Jan 20, 2019, at 4:46 AM, Ganesh S <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello all,
>> >
>> > I am writing this mail to the design community seeking help for creating
>> database/literature on recent developments in the field of Tactile
>> Graphics
>> / Perception / Assistive Technology for visually impaired. I would
>> like to
>> understand in depth the Perspectives of tactual perception, parameters
>> which define tactile diagram/graphics. Kindly share recent studies,
>> and
>> experiments involved in the world of touch.
>> >
>> > I am hoping to connect with researchers (either on or off-list) who are
>> interested in developing assistive technologies for visually impaired,
>> Looking forward to having meaningful conversations and collaboration
>> if any.
>> >
>> > Thanks and regards
>> > Ganesh
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ganesh S
>> > Research Scholar
>> > Department of Design
>> > Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi
>> >
>> > Contact Number: +91 7760773375
>> > Email ID: [log in to unmask]
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>> >
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Hello,
Thank you all for your support and sharing information.
It is great to see so many scholars working in this domain.
Hopefully, many others will connect and share their views/insights.
Thanks and regards
Ganesh
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Ganesh S
Research Scholar
Department of Design
Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi
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