TalkConnect: A Mobile Networking App for People with Visual Impairments Attending In-person Formal Events

Authors

Manizheh Zand, Santa Clara UniversityFollow
Joyce Ayoola
Roopan Tuli
Akshat Kalra
John Quach
Maria Kyrarini, Santa Clara UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-10-2023

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery

Abstract

For people who are blind or visually impaired, it is complicated to attend an in-person professional event, such as workshops or conferences, and initiate conversations with other attendees. This paper proposes TalkConnect, a novel mobile application that aims to empower individuals with visual impairments or blindness to identify other participants in the event, initiate communication, and request in-person meetings. The prototype of the app is presented, and its design and characteristics are discussed.

Comments

Open access to this article is funded by Santa Clara University Library.

Recommended Citation

Zand, M., Ayoola, J., Tuli, R., Kalra, A., Quach, J., & Kyrarini, M. (2023). TalkConnect: A Mobile Networking App for People with Visual Impairments Attending In-person Formal Events. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 6–9. https://doi.org/10.1145/3594806.3594831