Magnification; Using a Tablet PC with one hand

Proposal No: 1914

Bios & Handouts

Speaker(s)

• Jeff Bazer, Dolphin Sales manager, Dolphin Computer Access

Disability Area: Cognitive|Learning   Mobility   Vision   Deaf|HOH   Other Disability  

Topic Area: Legal   Best Practices   Web|Media Access   Alternate Format   Campus Policy   Curriculum Access   Assistive Technology   Information Resources  

Summary of Session

Simple one, two and three finger gestures enable people with low vision to easily use the latest Microsoft Windows 8 tablets and touch screen laptops with magnification.

Abstract

This session will demonstrate how much easier and efficiently using a Windows 8 touch screen device makes the partially sighted user. Using the intuitive and quickly learnt gestures for Supernova magnification a PC can be used without the need for a mouse or additional keyboard. Hardware is replaced by one handed operation, but without losing the option to input text have voice feedback as required. A flexible and instinctive interface, combined with the decreasing cost of PC touch screen laptops, tablets and standalone monitors. This helps empower those who have a sight impairment to use Windows 8 on a tablet whilst at home, work or at a location of their choosing. The Supernova touch screen gestures used to control the touch screen device have been carefully researched using existing touch screen interfaces as a starting point. The session will review the research undertaken in modifying gestures used by Apple and Android to a reduced and more natural series of gestures to achieve b

Kepoints

1. Tablet PCs have a real benefit for magnification users as a portable option without loss of functionality.
2. How the research on Apple and Android magnification gestures devices showed short comings.
3. Review of the on screen Touch bar to change magnification settings as required.

Speaker Bio(s)

Jeff Bazer

Jeff Bazer serves as sales manager in the United States, and has been with Dolphin for five years. Prior to coming to Dolphin, he served in a similar capacity at Freedom Scientific for nearly nine years. He has a true passion for sharing his knowledge about technology that helps change the lives of blind and low vision students and professionals. He is married with children and lives in South Carolina.

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