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Computers Helping People with Special Needs

15th International Conference, ICCHP 2016, Linz, Austria, July 13-15, 2016, Proceedings, Part II

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Editors:
  1. Klaus Miesenberger

    1. Institute Integriert Studieren, Universität Linz, Linz, Austria

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  2. Christian Bühler

    1. Rehabilitationswissenschaften, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

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  3. Petr Penaz

    1. Masaryk University , Brno, Czech Republic

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, volume 9759)

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

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Table of contents (86 papers)

  1. Front Matter

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

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-3
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    2. Ball Course Detection Function for the Blind Bowling Support System Using a Depth Sensor

      • Makoto Kobayashi
      Pages 5-8

    3. Catching the Right Bus - Improvement of Vehicle Communication with Bluetooth Low Energy for Visually Impaired and Blind People

      • Elmar Krainz, Werner Bischof, Markus Dornhofer, Johannes Feiner
      Pages 9-15

    4. Navi Rando

      • Jesus Zegarra Flores, Laurence Rasseneur, Clément Gass, René Farcy
      Pages 16-22

    5. Scene Text Detection and Tracking for Wearable Text-to-Speech Translation Camera

      • Hideaki Goto, Kunqi Liu
      Pages 23-26

    6. Zebra Crossing Detection from Aerial Imagery Across Countries

      • Daniel Koester, Björn Lunt, Rainer Stiefelhagen
      Pages 27-34

    7. Sound of Vision – 3D Scene Reconstruction from Stereo Vision in an Electronic Travel Aid for the Visually Impaired

      • Mateusz Owczarek, Piotr Skulimowski, Pawel Strumillo
      Pages 35-42

    8. Experiments with a Public Transit Assistant for Blind Passengers

      • German Flores, Roberto Manduchi
      Pages 43-50

  3. Tactile Graphics and Models for Blind People and Recognition of Shapes by Touch

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. Electromagnetic Microactuator-Array Based Virtual Tactile Display

      • Zoltan Szabo, Eniko T. Enikov
      Pages 53-60

    3. Empowering Low-Vision Rehabilitation Professionals with “Do-It-Yourself” Methods

      • Stéphanie Giraud, Christophe Jouffrais
      Pages 61-68

    4. Expansion Characteristic of Tactile Symbols on Swell Paper

      • Takahiro Hashimoto, Tetsuya Watanabe
      Pages 69-76

    5. Tactile Identification of Embossed Raised Lines and Raised Squares with Variable Dot Elevation by Persons Who Are Blind

      • Georgios Kouroupetroglou, Aineias Martos, Nikolaos Papandreou, Konstantinos Papadopoulos, Vassilios Argyropoulous, Georgios D. Sideridis
      Pages 77-84

    6. Early Stimulation with Tactile Devices of Visually Impaired Children

      • María Visitación Hurtado Torres, María Luisa Rodríguez Almendros, María José Rodríguez Fórtiz, Carlos Rodríguez Domínguez, María Bermúdez-Edo
      Pages 85-91

    7. Experimenting with Tactile Sense and Kinesthetic Sense Assisting System for Blind Education

      • Junji Onishi, Tadahiro Sakai, Msatsugu Sakajiri, Akihiro Ogata, Takahiro Miura, Takuya Handa et al.
      Pages 92-99

    8. Locating Widgets in Different Tactile Information Visualizations

      • Denise Prescher, Gerhard Weber
      Pages 100-107

    9. A Concept for Re-useable Interactive Tactile Reliefs

      • Andreas Reichinger, Anton Fuhrmann, Stefan Maierhofer, Werner Purgathofer
      Pages 108-115

    10. Three-Dimensional Models of Earth for Tactile Learning

      • Yoshinori Teshima, Yasunari Watanabe, Yohsuke Hosoya, Kazuma Sakai, Tsukasa Nakano, Akiko Tanaka et al.
      Pages 116-119

  4. Tactile Maps and Map Data for Orientation and Mobility

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      Pages 121-121
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  1. Computers Helping People with Special Needs

  2. Computers Helping People with Special Needs

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About this book

The two volume set LNCS 9758 and 9759, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2015, held in Linz, Austria, in July 2016.

The 115 revised full papers and 48 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 239 submissions. The papers included in the second volume are organized in the following topics: environmental sensing technologies for visual impairments; tactile graphics and models for blind people and recognition of shapes by touch; tactile maps and map data for orientation and mobility; mobility support for blind and partially sighted people; the use of mobile devices by individuals with special needs as an assistive tool; mobility support for people with motor and cognitive disabilities; towards e-inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities; At and inclusion of people with autism or dyslexia; AT and inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing people; accessible computer input; AT and rehabilitation for people with motor and mobility disabilities; HCI, AT and ICT for blind and partially sighted people.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute Integriert Studieren, Universität Linz, Linz, Austria

    Klaus Miesenberger

  • Rehabilitationswissenschaften, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

    Christian Bühler

  • Masaryk University , Brno, Czech Republic

    Petr Penaz

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