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PROJECT

UX OF READING I – DEAF-BLIND READING EXPERIENCES

  • Timeline: 1 Week
  • Brief: Design an experience that reveals what happens when we read.
  • Research Method Literature Review & Prototype
  • Team Members: Cat Achieng, Yitong Han (Giada), Huijie Xiong (Rikkie)
  • Key Deliverables: Prototype

For many centuries, humans have been reading books for the emotionally and aesthetically rewarding experiences they gain from doing so. Like many other experiences that are related to the arts, reading experiences are subjective, dynamic, and highly complex especially when it comes to individuals who suffer from deafblindness (Busselle & Bilandzic, 2008: Hamby et al., 2016).  

While some people who live with deafblindness tend to be more independent than others, some go on about their daily lives with just a few minor adjustments by using technology aids. Others need more support from communicators guides or support workers who are with them every day to assist them with their daily tasks. However, for most people, simple attitude changes to how friends and family members behave and communicate can have a huge positive impact to them (Deafblind UK, 2020).  

REFERENCES

  • Azenkot, S., et al., (2011). Enhancing independence and safety for blind and deaf-blind public transit riders. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in computing systems (pp. 3247-3256).

  • Busselle, R., & Bilandzic, H., (2008). Fictionality and perceived realism in experiencing stories: A model of narrative comprehension and engagement. Communication Theory, 18(2), pp. 255–280.

  • Chen, D., (2004). Young children who are deaf-blind: Implications for professionals in deaf and hard of hearing services. Volta Review, 104(4), pp. 273-284. 

  • Choudhary, T., Kulkarni, S., and Reddy, P., (2015). A Braille-based mobile communication and translation glove for deaf-blind people. In 2015 International Conference on Pervasive Computing (ICPC), pp. 1-4.

  • Deafblind, (2020). Living with deafblindness. [Online] Deafblind, UK. Available from: https://deafblind.org.uk/information-advice/living-with-deafblindness/ [Accessed 15 December 2020] 

  • Hamby, A., Brinberg, D., & Jaccard, J. (2016). A conceptual framework of narrative persuasion. Journal of Media Psychology, 30(3), pp. 113–124.

  • Wolsey, J.-L. A. (2017) ‘Perspectives and experiences of Deafblind college students’, The Qualitative Report, (8), p. 2066. [online] Available at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.507012505&site=eds-live (Accessed: 15 December 2020).