@inproceedings{fb41bb1d66ee4552a7b236dc7f375ed1,
title = "Defining problems of practices to advance inclusive tactile media consumption and production",
abstract = "Tactile media are important resources for people who are blind or have low vision (BLV) to access visual or graphical information as well as to develop tactile acuity. In this paper we present findings from a social learning design that was guided by the question, “What are the factors or issues that impact the tactile media consumption and production practices of BLV and other invested stakeholders?” From data collected during three Tactile Arts and Graphics Symposia-that gathered (N=64) BLV and sighted practitioners, researchers, and educators invested making information and experiences accessible through touch-we identified 34 issues that fall under four problems of practice, that impact tactile media practices. Based on these four problems of practice (and 34 underlying issues), we share recommendations to support the development of socio-technical systems that improve tactile access to information and full inclusion of people who are BLV in tactile media consumption and production.",
keywords = "Accessible art, Blind, Consumption, Inclusion, Low vision, Problems of practice, Production, Social learning, Tactile art, Tactile graphics, Tactile literacy, Tactile media, Visually impaired",
author = "Abigale Stangl and Ann Cunningham and Blake, {Lou Ann} and Tom Yeh",
note = "Funding Information: We want to thank those who supported this research. Importantly, we want to support the NFB for hosting and sponsoring the TAGS. We want to thank Colorado Arts in Society for providing a grant to support the curation of the tactile art exhibits hosted at each TAGS. Finally, the research presented in this paper was conducted with the support of an NSF Award #1615247 and the University of Colorado Chancellor's Award for Excellence in STEM Education. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Association for Computing Machinery.; 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2019 ; Conference date: 28-10-2019 Through 30-10-2019",
year = "2019",
month = oct,
day = "24",
doi = "10.1145/3308561.3353778",
language = "English",
series = "ASSETS 2019 - 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery, Inc",
pages = "329--341",
booktitle = "ASSETS 2019 - 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility",
}