Kim Marriott - Visualization without Vision
Speaker
Kim Marriott
Monash University
Host
Arvind Satyanarayan
CSAIL
Abstract:
Tactile graphics have been used by blind people for hundreds of years and remain the recommended method for blind people to access to graphics in which spatial layout is important, such as maps or charts. In this talk I will sketch the history of tactile graphics and explore the cognitive and perceptual similarities and differences between tactile and visual graphics. Finally, I will look at how new technologies such as 3D printing and refreshable tactile displays are transforming the provision of tactile graphics.
Bio:
Kim Marriott leads the Monash Assistive Tech & Society (MATS) Centre at Monash University in Australia. MATS is a multidisciplinary centre bringing together more than 100 researchers and educators interested in technology and disability. Kim's research is in both data visualization and accessibility with a particular focus on the use of emerging technologies to support people who are blind or have low vision to access graphical materials. He has just published a history of data visualization, The Golden Age of Data Visualization: How Did We Get Here?, which includes a chapter on the history of tactile graphics.
This talk will also be streamed over Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/91729958241.
Tactile graphics have been used by blind people for hundreds of years and remain the recommended method for blind people to access to graphics in which spatial layout is important, such as maps or charts. In this talk I will sketch the history of tactile graphics and explore the cognitive and perceptual similarities and differences between tactile and visual graphics. Finally, I will look at how new technologies such as 3D printing and refreshable tactile displays are transforming the provision of tactile graphics.
Bio:
Kim Marriott leads the Monash Assistive Tech & Society (MATS) Centre at Monash University in Australia. MATS is a multidisciplinary centre bringing together more than 100 researchers and educators interested in technology and disability. Kim's research is in both data visualization and accessibility with a particular focus on the use of emerging technologies to support people who are blind or have low vision to access graphical materials. He has just published a history of data visualization, The Golden Age of Data Visualization: How Did We Get Here?, which includes a chapter on the history of tactile graphics.
This talk will also be streamed over Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/91729958241.