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[Applause] it’s time for your grandmother to
it’s time for your grandmother to
it’s time for your grandmother to downsize and to find a new place that’s
downsize and to find a new place that’s
downsize and to find a new place that’s a smaller and she needs a microwave for
a smaller and she needs a microwave for
a smaller and she needs a microwave for her new kitchen now your grandmother her
her new kitchen now your grandmother her
her new kitchen now your grandmother her eyesight is not so good and she would
eyesight is not so good and she would
eyesight is not so good and she would like a microwave that is easy to use and
like a microwave that is easy to use and
like a microwave that is easy to use and his buttons that you can feel she does
his buttons that you can feel she does
his buttons that you can feel she does not like those touch surface appliances
not like those touch surface appliances
not like those touch surface appliances because it’s hard to identify those
because it’s hard to identify those
because it’s hard to identify those buttons it’s hard to read those labels
buttons it’s hard to read those labels
buttons it’s hard to read those labels so you go to the store and you look at
so you go to the store and you look at
so you go to the store and you look at all the microwaves and all the
all the microwaves and all the
all the microwaves and all the microwaves have these flat touch surface
microwaves have these flat touch surface
microwaves have these flat touch surface controls there’s 20 million people over
controls there’s 20 million people over
controls there’s 20 million people over 20 million people in the u.s. that have
20 million people in the u.s. that have
20 million people in the u.s. that have some type of vision loss yet you go to
some type of vision loss yet you go to
some type of vision loss yet you go to the store and you try to find a
the store and you try to find a
the store and you try to find a microwave with buttons you can feel it’s
microwave with buttons you can feel it’s
microwave with buttons you can feel it’s very tough and I don’t know why this is
very tough and I don’t know why this is
very tough and I don’t know why this is but it means there’s a lot of people
but it means there’s a lot of people
but it means there’s a lot of people that are visually impaired that are
that are visually impaired that are
that are visually impaired that are using these flat touch surface
using these flat touch surface
using these flat touch surface appliances so how do they adapt what do
appliances so how do they adapt what do
appliances so how do they adapt what do they do I found the answer at a BVI this
they do I found the answer at a BVI this
they do I found the answer at a BVI this is the Association for the blind and
is the Association for the blind and
is the Association for the blind and visually impaired and this is a local
visually impaired and this is a local
visually impaired and this is a local organization it is the place the go-to
organization it is the place the go-to
organization it is the place the go-to place to learn how to live with low
place to learn how to live with low
place to learn how to live with low vision in their facility they have a
vision in their facility they have a
vision in their facility they have a training kitchen and this training
training kitchen and this training
training kitchen and this training kitchen is where they can teach you how
kitchen is where they can teach you how
kitchen is where they can teach you how to use all the kitchen appliances if you
to use all the kitchen appliances if you
to use all the kitchen appliances if you look closely at their microwave there’s
look closely at their microwave there’s
look closely at their microwave there’s a clear bump over the one and there’s a
a clear bump over the one and there’s a
a clear bump over the one and there’s a clear bump over the stop
clear bump over the stop
clear bump over the stop these are called appropriately a bump
these are called appropriately a bump
these are called appropriately a bump dots these bump dots are the tactile
dots these bump dots are the tactile
dots these bump dots are the tactile identification for that microwave so you
identification for that microwave so you
identification for that microwave so you put them on the different controls that
put them on the different controls that
put them on the different controls that are important for that appliance and
are important for that appliance and
are important for that appliance and this is how people that are visually
this is how people that are visually
this is how people that are visually impaired modify touch surface appliances
impaired modify touch surface appliances
impaired modify touch surface appliances for their use another example is their
for their use another example is their
for their use another example is their oven and there are these bright orange
oven and there are these bright orange
oven and there are these bright orange bunk dots these are for people that have
bunk dots these are for people that have
bunk dots these are for people that have partial vision and it helps them as a
partial vision and it helps them as a
partial vision and it helps them as a visual cue there’s another clear bumped
visual cue there’s another clear bumped
visual cue there’s another clear bumped out over the broil so there’s a wide
out over the broil so there’s a wide
out over the broil so there’s a wide variety of these these bump dots and
variety of these these bump dots and
variety of these these bump dots and mostly they’re round and their usage is
mostly they’re round and their usage is
mostly they’re round and their usage is highly custom everybody does what they
highly custom everybody does what they
highly custom everybody does what they need to do they apply them however they
need to do they apply them however they
need to do they apply them however they see fed but I was thinking about this
see fed but I was thinking about this
see fed but I was thinking about this interface and I was wondering maybe we
interface and I was wondering maybe we
interface and I was wondering maybe we can make it better can we change those
can make it better can we change those
can make it better can we change those increase and decrease buttons to shapes
increase and decrease buttons to shapes
increase and decrease buttons to shapes that are like arrows maybe we can change
that are like arrows maybe we can change
that are like arrows maybe we can change the stop button to an X shape and put
the stop button to an X shape and put
the stop button to an X shape and put that same X shape on the microwave and
that same X shape on the microwave and
that same X shape on the microwave and on the dishwasher so wherever you go you
on the dishwasher so wherever you go you
on the dishwasher so wherever you go you feel that X shape you know that’s the
feel that X shape you know that’s the
feel that X shape you know that’s the stop button I like this idea I think
stop button I like this idea I think
stop button I like this idea I think it’s a you know I call these things
it’s a you know I call these things
it’s a you know I call these things tactel icons and it seems to make sense
tactel icons and it seems to make sense
tactel icons and it seems to make sense to me but what do people that are
to me but what do people that are
to me but what do people that are visually impaired think about it so with
visually impaired think about it so with
visually impaired think about it so with the help of a BVI crowdfunding through
the help of a BVI crowdfunding through
the help of a BVI crowdfunding through experiment calm and tools at the
experiment calm and tools at the
experiment calm and tools at the rochester makerspace i was able to test
rochester makerspace i was able to test
rochester makerspace i was able to test 12 visually impaired people on different
12 visually impaired people on different
12 visually impaired people on different overlay types we tried bump dots we
overlay types we tried bump dots we
overlay types we tried bump dots we tried Tara icons and I tried that
tried Tara icons and I tried that
tried Tara icons and I tried that template idea the results of the study
template idea the results of the study
template idea the results of the study favored the tactile icons so I was on
favored the tactile icons so I was on
favored the tactile icons so I was on the right track but I also learned of
the right track but I also learned of
the right track but I also learned of very healthy respect for what it takes
very healthy respect for what it takes
very healthy respect for what it takes to design a good tackle icon so I was
to design a good tackle icon so I was
to design a good tackle icon so I was thrilled when 19 designs design students
thrilled when 19 designs design students
thrilled when 19 designs design students at the Rochester Institute of Technology
at the Rochester Institute of Technology
at the Rochester Institute of Technology and the professor helped further tactile
and the professor helped further tactile
and the professor helped further tactile icon designs they created these they
icon designs they created these they
icon designs they created these they created tactile icon designs and I
created tactile icon designs and I
created tactile icon designs and I brought k Lisa and Kirsten in to
brought k Lisa and Kirsten in to
brought k Lisa and Kirsten in to evaluate and provide feedback k Kirsten
evaluate and provide feedback k Kirsten
evaluate and provide feedback k Kirsten Lisa there from the avi study and
Lisa there from the avi study and
Lisa there from the avi study and they’re visually impaired some of the
they’re visually impaired some of the
they’re visually impaired some of the things we learned were easy the power
things we learned were easy the power
things we learned were easy the power level on your microwave we started with
level on your microwave we started with
level on your microwave we started with a tactical icon that was a right
a tactical icon that was a right
a tactical icon that was a right triangle but that shape interfered with
triangle but that shape interfered with
triangle but that shape interfered with the start button they was too close so
the start button they was too close so
the start button they was too close so we changed to a stair-step and that
we changed to a stair-step and that
we changed to a stair-step and that worked really well some designs though
worked really well some designs though
worked really well some designs though like this popcorn for your microwave we
like this popcorn for your microwave we
like this popcorn for your microwave we use this kernel right the popcorn kernel
use this kernel right the popcorn kernel
use this kernel right the popcorn kernel visually it makes a lot of sense but
visually it makes a lot of sense but
visually it makes a lot of sense but from a tactile point of view it’s hard
from a tactile point of view it’s hard
from a tactile point of view it’s hard to it’s hard to identify we rotated it
to it’s hard to identify we rotated it
to it’s hard to identify we rotated it and kind of looks like a snowman so that
and kind of looks like a snowman so that
and kind of looks like a snowman so that didn’t work very well either it didn’t
didn’t work very well either it didn’t
didn’t work very well either it didn’t help now we know what not to do there’s
help now we know what not to do there’s
help now we know what not to do there’s also some really strange functions on
also some really strange functions on
also some really strange functions on some of these microwaves and ovens like
some of these microwaves and ovens like
some of these microwaves and ovens like a chicken nugget I mean can you really
a chicken nugget I mean can you really
a chicken nugget I mean can you really think of a shape that makes you think of
think of a shape that makes you think of
think of a shape that makes you think of a chicken nugget someone suggested
a chicken nugget someone suggested
a chicken nugget someone suggested chicken legs so okay we made two chicken
chicken legs so okay we made two chicken
chicken legs so okay we made two chicken legs and we had cursed and evaluate and
legs and we had cursed and evaluate and
legs and we had cursed and evaluate and she said their top icon that’s a chicken
she said their top icon that’s a chicken
she said their top icon that’s a chicken leg I get it that bottom icon that’s a
leg I get it that bottom icon that’s a
leg I get it that bottom icon that’s a fish it’s like visually they look so
fish it’s like visually they look so
fish it’s like visually they look so similar but Kirsten is totally blind so
similar but Kirsten is totally blind so
similar but Kirsten is totally blind so from a shape point of view that makes a
from a shape point of view that makes a
from a shape point of view that makes a difference so the bottom one that’s a
difference so the bottom one that’s a
difference so the bottom one that’s a fish
fish
fish now we make these we have a great set of
now we make these we have a great set of
now we make these we have a great set of tactical icons and we make these home
tactical icons and we make these home
tactical icons and we make these home appliance overlays and that’s working
appliance overlays and that’s working
appliance overlays and that’s working out great it allows people to use their
out great it allows people to use their
out great it allows people to use their appliances easier it’s easier for people
appliances easier it’s easier for people
appliances easier it’s easier for people that are visually impaired now I think
that are visually impaired now I think
that are visually impaired now I think this tactile icon idea is has a wider
this tactile icon idea is has a wider
this tactile icon idea is has a wider audience so follow me on this one huh to
audience so follow me on this one huh to
audience so follow me on this one huh to be on the top this really gives a great
be on the top this really gives a great
be on the top this really gives a great view of the evolution of machine
view of the evolution of machine
view of the evolution of machine controls because on the top we had
controls because on the top we had
controls because on the top we had tactile tectal knobs buttons and sliders
tactile tectal knobs buttons and sliders
tactile tectal knobs buttons and sliders and on the bottom now we’ve moved to
and on the bottom now we’ve moved to
and on the bottom now we’ve moved to touch screens and that sometimes can
touch screens and that sometimes can
touch screens and that sometimes can cause unfortunate circumstances this is
cause unfortunate circumstances this is
cause unfortunate circumstances this is my car and I was hit by someone that was
my car and I was hit by someone that was
my car and I was hit by someone that was distracted their eyes were not on the
distracted their eyes were not on the
distracted their eyes were not on the road and with these touch screens not
road and with these touch screens not
road and with these touch screens not only do you have to drive the car we use
only do you have to drive the car we use
only do you have to drive the car we use your vision to drive the car but you
your vision to drive the car but you
your vision to drive the car but you need your vision to identify the
need your vision to identify the
need your vision to identify the controls on that touchscreen and
controls on that touchscreen and
controls on that touchscreen and manipulate them so your eyes are not
manipulate them so your eyes are not
manipulate them so your eyes are not always on the road luckily we both
always on the road luckily we both
always on the road luckily we both walked away but that’s not always the
walked away but that’s not always the
walked away but that’s not always the case so this visual distraction is a
case so this visual distraction is a
case so this visual distraction is a type of visual impairment and I think
type of visual impairment and I think
type of visual impairment and I think we’re all visually impaired at some
we’re all visually impaired at some
we’re all visually impaired at some point whether we’re cited or not tactile
point whether we’re cited or not tactile
point whether we’re cited or not tactile interfaces can help so what do we do do
interfaces can help so what do we do do
interfaces can help so what do we do do we put bump dots on our Prius touch
we put bump dots on our Prius touch
we put bump dots on our Prius touch screen I don’t think so the goal really
screen I don’t think so the goal really
screen I don’t think so the goal really is touch screens the goal really is
is touch screens the goal really is
is touch screens the goal really is tactile surfaces that can change shape
dynamic surfaces that’s what i call them
dynamic surfaces that’s what i call them so if we can do that if we can make
so if we can do that if we can make
so if we can do that if we can make shapes dynamically then i think that
shapes dynamically then i think that
shapes dynamically then i think that broader idea of tactile icons and what
broader idea of tactile icons and what
broader idea of tactile icons and what shapes have meaning will really
shapes have meaning will really
shapes have meaning will really fly here will be very important thank
fly here will be very important thank
fly here will be very important thank you very much these are taken
you very much these are taken
you very much these are taken [Applause]
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