AUDiaL: A Natural Language Interface to Make Statistical Charts Accessible to Blind Persons

Tomas Murillo Morales; Klaus Miesenberger

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-58796-3_44

AUDiaL: A Natural Language Interface to Make Statistical Charts Accessible to Blind Persons

Tomas Murillo Morales, Klaus Miesenberger (Editor)

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Abstract

This paper discusses the design and evaluation of AUDiaL (Accessible Universal Diagrams through Language). AUDiaL is a web-based, accessible natural language interface (NLI) prototype that allows blind persons to access statistical charts, such as bar and line charts, by means of free-formed analytical and navigational queries expressed in natural language. Initial evaluation shows that NLIs are an innovative, promising approach to accessibility of knowledge representation graphics, since, as opposed to traditional approaches, they do not require of additional software/hardware nor user training while allowing users to carry out most tasks commonly supported by data visualization techniques in an efficient, natural manner.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 17th International Conference, ICCHP 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Klaus Miesenberger, Roberto Manduchi, Mario Covarrubias Rodriguez, Petr Penáz
Publisher	Springer
Pages	373-384
Number of pages	12
Volume	12376
ISBN (Print)	9783030587956
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58796-3_44
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	12376 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Fields of science

102 Computer Sciences
102013 Human-computer interaction
102014 Information design
102015 Information systems
102021 Pervasive computing
102022 Software development
102024 Usability research
102026 Virtual reality
102027 Web engineering
102036 Digital accessibility
502007 E-commerce
506002 E-government
509002 Disability studies
602013 Sign language research
202004 Brain-computer interface
211902 Assistive technologies
503008 E-learning
302027 Hearing, voice and language disorders

JKU Focus areas

Digital Transformation
Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management

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Murillo Morales, T., & Miesenberger, K. (Ed.) (2020). AUDiaL: A Natural Language Interface to Make Statistical Charts Accessible to Blind Persons. In K. Miesenberger, R. Manduchi, M. Covarrubias Rodriguez, & P. Penáz (Eds.), Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 17th International Conference, ICCHP 2020, Proceedings (Vol. 12376, pp. 373-384). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12376 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58796-3_44

Murillo Morales, Tomas ; Miesenberger, Klaus (Editor). / AUDiaL: A Natural Language Interface to Make Statistical Charts Accessible to Blind Persons. Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 17th International Conference, ICCHP 2020, Proceedings. editor / Klaus Miesenberger ; Roberto Manduchi ; Mario Covarrubias Rodriguez ; Petr Penáz. Vol. 12376 Springer, 2020. pp. 373-384 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Murillo Morales, T & Miesenberger, K (ed.) 2020, AUDiaL: A Natural Language Interface to Make Statistical Charts Accessible to Blind Persons. in K Miesenberger, R Manduchi, M Covarrubias Rodriguez & P Penáz (eds), Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 17th International Conference, ICCHP 2020, Proceedings. vol. 12376, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 12376 LNCS, Springer, pp. 373-384. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58796-3_44

AUDiaL: A Natural Language Interface to Make Statistical Charts Accessible to Blind Persons. / Murillo Morales, Tomas; Miesenberger, Klaus (Editor).
Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 17th International Conference, ICCHP 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Klaus Miesenberger; Roberto Manduchi; Mario Covarrubias Rodriguez; Petr Penáz. Vol. 12376 Springer, 2020. p. 373-384 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12376 LNCS).

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Murillo Morales T, Miesenberger K, (ed.). AUDiaL: A Natural Language Interface to Make Statistical Charts Accessible to Blind Persons. In Miesenberger K, Manduchi R, Covarrubias Rodriguez M, Penáz P, editors, Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 17th International Conference, ICCHP 2020, Proceedings. Vol. 12376. Springer. 2020. p. 373-384. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-58796-3_44

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