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Monday Tech Tip: Talking Keyboard for Children
During the 2025 ATIA Conference, Sam Hyman from Talking Keyboards, showed us the Talking Keyboard for Children, which is a speech-generating learning tool to develop literacy skills. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about Talking Keyboards.
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NarrAD: Automatic Generation of Audio Descriptions for Movies with Rich Narrative Context
Audio Description (AD) is a narration designed to enhance accessibility for visually impaired individuals by conveying the key visual elements of a video. Thus, automating AD generation for long-form videos, such as movies and dramas, provides high social value but is a challenging task. First, AD must reflect the narrative…
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Design of an Automatic Adaptive Video Caption Generation Technology for Users in Need of Linguistic Accommodation
This study aims to design and validate an automatic adaptive caption generation system that addresses the diverse linguistic needs of users who are excluded from conventional video caption services, which typically provide only direct speech-to-text conversion. These users include sign language users with hearing impairments, foreigners learning Korean, and individuals…
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RainbowTact: An Automatic Tactile Graphics Translation Technique that Brings the Full Spectrum of Color to the Visually Impaired
Tactile graphics enable visually impaired people to access visual information via touch. Despite extensive guidelines and solutions, effectively representing color, vital for visual communication, remains a key challenge. This research aims to address this gap by developing RainbowTact, inspired by the correlation between visible colors and light wavelengths, to translate…
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Empirical Evaluation of Metaverse Accessibility for People Who Use Alternative Input/Output Methods
This research has analyzed the accessibility of the current metaverse platforms from the perspective of screen reader and switch scanning interface users, using the mixture of quantitative and qualitative assessments. To this end, the two representative metaverse platforms, ZEPETO and Roblox, were targeted. As a result, it was found that…
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Analysis of the Accessibility of Metaverse Platforms from the Perspective of Screen Reader Users
The purpose of this study is to analyze the accessibility of current metaverse platforms from the perspective of screen reader users, to provide empirical data and the inferences necessary for improved accessibility of the metaverse environment. To this end, the two most representative metaverse platforms, ZEPETO and Roblox, were assessed.…
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Tantan: AI-Empowered Web-Based Automatic Agricultural Carbon Footprint Accounting Platform
Since 2014, the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has implemented the Low-Carbon Agricultural Product Certification System to promote voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction in the agricultural sector. The certification process involves document review, on-site inspection, and post-management, and is intended to be internationally recognized as part of…
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Design of Deep Breathing Exercise Facilitation Technology as a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapeutic Intervention for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
This study developed an ICT-integrated wearable deep breathing facilitation technology to address key challenges in implementing and managing deep breathing exercises—one of the most widely used cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques for children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). These challenges include low adherence, difficulty in systematic administration, and…
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ATCam: Deep Neural Network-based Computer Vision Model of Detecting and Intervening Special Needs of Disabled People to Substantially Improve the Accessibility and Usability of Public Facilities
We have developed an assistive technology, called ATCam(Assistive Technology Camera), which is based on deep neural network computer vision technology, to automatically detects and provides context-sensitive appropriate intervention to people with special needs in the context of using a variety of public facilities. The developed ATCam system consists of four…