TY - GEN
T1 - 3D printed tactile picture books for children with visual impairments
T2 - 13th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC 2014
AU - Stangl, Abigale
AU - Kim, Jeeeun
AU - Yeh, Tom
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Young children with visual impairments greatly benefit from tactile graphics (illustrations, images, puzzles, objects) during their learning processes. In this paper we present insight about using a 3D printed tactile picture book as a design probe. This has allowed us to identify and engage stakeholders in our research on improving the technical and human processes required for creating 3D printed tactile pictures, and cultivate a community of practice around these processes. We also contribute insight about how our in-person and digital methods of interacting with teachers, parents, and other professionals dedicated to supporting children with visual impairments contributes to research practices.
AB - Young children with visual impairments greatly benefit from tactile graphics (illustrations, images, puzzles, objects) during their learning processes. In this paper we present insight about using a 3D printed tactile picture book as a design probe. This has allowed us to identify and engage stakeholders in our research on improving the technical and human processes required for creating 3D printed tactile pictures, and cultivate a community of practice around these processes. We also contribute insight about how our in-person and digital methods of interacting with teachers, parents, and other professionals dedicated to supporting children with visual impairments contributes to research practices.
KW - Blind
KW - Children
KW - Communities of practice
KW - Design probe
KW - Tactile graphics
KW - Tactile picture books
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84903751296&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/2593968.2610482
DO - 10.1145/2593968.2610482
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84903751296
SN - 9781450322720
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 321
EP - 324
BT - IDC 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Interaction Design and Children
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 17 June 2014 through 20 June 2014
ER -