New research project: SeniorVUI
A research-based study of the practical use of Google Home Nest to read books aloud to people with blindness or visual impairments.
The SeniorVUI-project focuses on helping elderly citizens across Denmark, who live with blindness or a high degree of visual impairment to be able to listen to books and other information through Voice User Interfaces. People with blindness or visual impairments are still receiving CDs containing audiobooks even though current technological and digital developments offer new and improved possibilities for everyday activities. The solution containing CD-material will soon be outdated, and alternative media needs to be researched. Nota focuses on the possibility of developing aids compatible with natural language processing (NLP) technologies and in this project we explore the practical situations among the user group.
The SeniorVUI-project is closely associated with BlindTech, which is the first research-based project to investigate the use of AI in spatial and social environments by studying visually impaired peoples naturally occurring everyday practices, which incorporate assistive technologies.
Researchers on the project are: Brian Lystgaard Due, Marie Maegaard and Savi Camilla Drachmann Jakobsen.