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Survey about the use of IT with visual impairments (self.Blind)
submitted by VisuallyImpairedIT
Hi r/blind,
We are two students from Aarhus University in Denmark who currently have a project where we are exploring how visually impaired people use IT in their daily lives. We are interested in knowing more on how you use computers, tablets, and smartphones, and which apps you use the most.
As a thanks for your time a, contestant will be randomly chosen to receive a box of Summerbird chocolates (a Danish brand). To participate, we will need your e-mail.
If you are interested in helping us further in our project you are most welcome to! There will be an option for this at the end of the questionnaire.
Your contact information will only be used in connection to the competition, or with your acceptance to contact you further. Nothing will be disclosed to a third party.
We really hope you will help so we have a better basis for our research! Feel free to ask any questions in this tread.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/visuallyimpairedIT
We are two students from Aarhus University in Denmark who currently have a project where we are exploring how visually impaired people use IT in their daily lives. We are interested in knowing more on how you use computers, tablets, and smartphones, and which apps you use the most.
As a thanks for your time a, contestant will be randomly chosen to receive a box of Summerbird chocolates (a Danish brand). To participate, we will need your e-mail.
If you are interested in helping us further in our project you are most welcome to! There will be an option for this at the end of the questionnaire.
Your contact information will only be used in connection to the competition, or with your acceptance to contact you further. Nothing will be disclosed to a third party.
We really hope you will help so we have a better basis for our research! Feel free to ask any questions in this tread.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/visuallyimpairedIT
fastfinge 2 points 5y ago
You forgot to translate:
> 7.Hvilke af nedenstående bruger du din computer til?
I could figure it out based on the answers though. :-)
Done!
> 7.Hvilke af nedenstående bruger du din computer til?
I could figure it out based on the answers though. :-)
Done!
VisuallyImpairedIT [OP] 2 points 5y ago
Thank you for the catch! I have translated it to English now. And thank you for answering!
bradley22 1 points 5y ago
Hi. I have filled out the survey. I chose no for this question. *
20. Is your experience that you can adapt the applications you most often use to the needs you have. I chose no because I don't feel it is me that is adapting the applocations but the screen reader I use.
There is a spelling mistake in the survey if you're interested. I can't remember what question it is in but it's the spelling of the word recommend.
20. Is your experience that you can adapt the applications you most often use to the needs you have. I chose no because I don't feel it is me that is adapting the applocations but the screen reader I use.
There is a spelling mistake in the survey if you're interested. I can't remember what question it is in but it's the spelling of the word recommend.
VisuallyImpairedIT [OP] 1 points 5y ago
That makes sense and we will take it into consideration. Thank you for the feedback, also regarding the mistake :)
spikemcc 1 points 5y ago
On that side, changes to adapt could be ranging from adding contrast, improving sizes, using a text based content being usable by braille screens and text to speech softwares, gestures based controls for smartphones, adding touch dots on hardware like f, j and 5 on the numpad of a keyboard or a regular phone, adding braille instructions, a voice assistant, audiobook like tutorial, videodescription, descriptions of pictures, ...
VisuallyImpairedIT [OP] 1 points 5y ago
This is something we are looking into: How can we utilize the smartphone's power? Both in terms of enhancing the already existing software, but also to provide feedback about the physical world.
spikemcc 1 points 5y ago
Sadly even with iPhone X performance, it would be limited and the other possible way is too risky ...
spikemcc 1 points 5y ago
I somehow work to improve accessibility as a whole so maybe you can help me help them, I could try to report the uses of three accessibility users of my area if you need ...
VisuallyImpairedIT [OP] 1 points 5y ago
We will appreciate any insight we can get! Feel free to write us a message or write here :)
spikemcc 1 points 5y ago
What do you seek for actually, a survey is a thing but we often wanna look furter, so what do you need ?
On the opposite, I don't want any private details but hints to create tools/content for blinds could be handy.
So here's what I could report :
For privacy I will blend the 7 users data and omit some details to protect my own projects, 5 uses iPhones with VoiceOver all uses Facebook, 4 did use a bit Mumble and Whatsapp, one use 2 Windows 7 laptops with Jaws (tried Nvda before having Jaws on the second, disliked it but we didn't tried it much), another use a Windows 7 laptop with jaws and Zoomtext.
On the opposite, I don't want any private details but hints to create tools/content for blinds could be handy.
So here's what I could report :
For privacy I will blend the 7 users data and omit some details to protect my own projects, 5 uses iPhones with VoiceOver all uses Facebook, 4 did use a bit Mumble and Whatsapp, one use 2 Windows 7 laptops with Jaws (tried Nvda before having Jaws on the second, disliked it but we didn't tried it much), another use a Windows 7 laptop with jaws and Zoomtext.
VisuallyImpairedIT [OP] 1 points 5y ago
What we are looking for right now is to narrow our research and find out which devices visually impaired use and why. If we find that people don't use Android phones, it could indicate that iPhones, or the iOS exclusive apps, are superior and this would give us a direction to look.
My personal thesis is that the smartphone's powers are not utilized fully. Computer Vision, as an example, can recognize shapes, objects, colors, people and much, much more, which could benefit visually impaired, but how and in which way I don't know yet.
My personal thesis is that the smartphone's powers are not utilized fully. Computer Vision, as an example, can recognize shapes, objects, colors, people and much, much more, which could benefit visually impaired, but how and in which way I don't know yet.
spikemcc 1 points 5y ago
The reason is simple, iOS has a more strict development process and Voiceover is well implemented, Android is less strict and Talkbalk is almost optional.
The computer vision is exploited yet, vision of others humans too, there's a light gain to get there since there's a major issue, it will require internet and in many countries the costs and speed don't allow to get is full potential.
The computer vision is exploited yet, vision of others humans too, there's a light gain to get there since there's a major issue, it will require internet and in many countries the costs and speed don't allow to get is full potential.
spikemcc 1 points 5y ago
By the way, is there a list of the questions since I don't wanna mess the results but I wanna see the content ?
VisuallyImpairedIT [OP] 1 points 5y ago
I think the easiest way is that you fill out the survey but just put in an age of 100. That way I can delete your answer :)
-shacklebolt- 1 points 5y ago
I'll add that it was hard to completely answer the "favorite device" question. Of course my computer is my favorite device for work, or for any sort of complicated task that involves a lot of typing or switching between apps. But my phone is my favorite device for reading books or using social media, because it's portable.
VisuallyImpairedIT [OP] 1 points 5y ago
We had a discussion about whether that question made sense to ask, but decided to keep it to see if there was a clear tendency. I would not be able to answer the question myself for the same reasons as yours.
Thank you for the reply and the feedback. We really appreciate it!
Thank you for the reply and the feedback. We really appreciate it!
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