Creating accessible science museums with user-activated environmental audio beacons (Ping!)
In 2003, Touch Graphics Company carried out research on a new invention that promises to improve accessibility to science museums for visitors who are visually impaired. The system, nicknamed Ping!, allows users to navigate an exhibit area, listen to audio descriptions, and interact with exhibits us...
| Publicado en: | Assistive Technology Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 133 - 144 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Fall2005
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