Vibration-based communication for deafblind people [article]

David C. Kutner, Sunčica Hadžidedić
2022 arXiv   pre-print
Deafblind people have both hearing and visual impairments, which makes communication with other people often dependent on expensive technologies e.g., Braille displays, or on caregivers acting as interpreters. This paper presents Morse I/O (MIO), a vibrotactile interface for Android, evaluated through experiments and interviews with deafblind participants. MIO was shown to enable consistent text entry and recognition after only a few hours of practice. The participants were willing to continue
more » ... sing the interface, although there were perceived difficulties in learning to use it. Overall, MIO is a cost-effective, portable interface for deafblind people without access to Braille displays or similar.
arXiv:2205.04802v1 fatcat:szwdawbpp5cf7csmy536urziae