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Ticker: An Adaptive Single-Switch Text Entry Method for Visually Impaired Users.

Accepted version
Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Nel, Emli-Mari 
Kristensson, Per Ola  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-871X
MacKay, David JC 

Abstract

Ticker is a probabilistic stereophonic single-switch text entry method for visually-impaired users with motor disabilities who rely on single-switch scanning systems to communicate. Such scanning systems are sensitive to a variety of noise sources, which are inevitably introduced in practical use of single-switch systems. Ticker uses a novel interaction model based on stereophonic sound coupled with statistical models for robust inference of the user's intended text in the presence of noise. As a consequence of its design, Ticker is resilient to noise and therefore a practical solution for single-switch scanning systems. Ticker's performance is validated using a combination of simulations and empirical user studies.

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Keywords

Acoustic Stimulation, Algorithms, Bayes Theorem, Communication Aids for Disabled, Computer Simulation, Humans, Motor Disorders, Software, User-Computer Interface, Visually Impaired Persons

Journal Title

IEEE Trans Pattern Anal Mach Intell

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Journal ISSN

0162-8828
1939-3539

Volume Title

41

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Sponsorship
The work was funded by the Aegis EU project and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.