Accessible Data Access and Analysis by People who are Blind or Have Low Vision
Journal:
arXiv
Published Date:
Jun 30, 2025
Abstract
Our work aims to develop new assistive technologies that enable blind or low
vision (BLV) people to explore and analyze data readily. At present, barriers
exist for BLV people to explore and analyze data, restricting access to
government, health and personal data, and limiting employment opportunities.
This work explores the co-design and development of an innovative system to
support data access, with a focus on the use of refreshable tactile displays
(RTDs) and conversational agents. The envisaged system will use a combination
of tactile graphics and speech to communicate with BLV users, and proactively
assist with data analysis tasks. As well as addressing significant equity gaps,
our work expects to produce innovations in assistive technology, multimodal
interfaces, dialogue systems, and natural language understanding and
generation.
