2014 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Qualitative Study for the Design of Assistive Technologies for Improving Quality of Life of Visually Impaired
verfasst von : Yosuke Kinoe, Asuka Noguchi
Erschienen in: Human Interface and the Management of Information. Information and Knowledge in Applications and Services
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
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This paper describes an effort to create a conceptual design of an assistive technology that aims to improve quality of life of people with low vision. We carried out a qualitative study including in-depth interviews with people of low vision.
The analysis revealed several key concepts to understand people’s lived experiences of low vision including the ambiguity of their self-images and burdens in the interaction with the sighted people. The importance of building ’self-confidence of managing people’s appropriate appearances’ of low vision was emphasized. We created a conceptual design of a total assistive solution that supported people of low vision to perform each stage of a comprehensive cycle of the arrangement of their appearances. Our challenge continues to enhance a methodology for bridging a gap between qualitative research and the design of user experience.