An independent shopping experience for wheelchair users through augmented reality and RFID

TY - JOUR

T1 - An independent shopping experience for wheelchair users through augmented reality and RFID

AU - Rashid, Zulqarnain

AU - Pous, Rafael

AU - Norrie, Christopher S.

N1 - This work was partly funded by the Spanish Government through project TIN2012-34965 PIGALL, and by the Obra Social of “la Caixa”-ACUP through project 2011ACUP00261

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - People with physical and mobility impairments continue to struggle to attain independence in the performance of routine activities and tasks. For example, browsing in a store and interacting with products located beyond an arm's length may be impossible without the enabling intervention of a human assistant. This research article describes a study undertaken to design, develop, and evaluate potential interaction methods for motor-impaired individuals, specifically those who use wheelchairs. Our study includes a user-centered approach, and a categorization of wheelchair users based upon the severity of their disability and their individual needs. We designed and developed access solutions that utilize radio frequency identification (RFID), augmented reality (AR), and touchscreen technologies in order to help people who use wheelchairs to carry out certain tasks autonomously. In this way, they have been empowered to go shopping independently, free from reliance upon the assistance of others. A total of 18 wheelchair users participated in the completed study.

AB - People with physical and mobility impairments continue to struggle to attain independence in the performance of routine activities and tasks. For example, browsing in a store and interacting with products located beyond an arm's length may be impossible without the enabling intervention of a human assistant. This research article describes a study undertaken to design, develop, and evaluate potential interaction methods for motor-impaired individuals, specifically those who use wheelchairs. Our study includes a user-centered approach, and a categorization of wheelchair users based upon the severity of their disability and their individual needs. We designed and developed access solutions that utilize radio frequency identification (RFID), augmented reality (AR), and touchscreen technologies in order to help people who use wheelchairs to carry out certain tasks autonomously. In this way, they have been empowered to go shopping independently, free from reliance upon the assistance of others. A total of 18 wheelchair users participated in the completed study.

KW - Accessibility

KW - Augmented reality (AR)

KW - Human-centered computing

KW - Radio frequency identification (RFID)

KW - Wheelchair users

U2 - 10.1080/10400435.2017.1329240

DO - 10.1080/10400435.2017.1329240

M3 - Article

C2 - 28644758

SN - 1040-0435

VL - 31

SP - 9

EP - 18

JO - Assistive Technology: The Official Journal of RESNA

JF - Assistive Technology: The Official Journal of RESNA

IS - 1

ER -