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Technology for sensory impairments (vision and hearing)
Published in Alex Mihailidis, Roger Smith, Rehabilitation Engineering, 2023
J. A. Brabyn, H. Levitt, J.A. Miele
The advent of the internet, smartphone, and fast remote data services have made possible the practical implementation of the “Remote Sighted Guide” concept that has been experimented with since the early 1990s. As a result, there are smartphone apps such as “Be My Eyes” that allow a blind user to transmit an image or live video of the problem in front of him or her and have it analyzed by a sighted individual at some remote location who can provide the information. Automated versions of such a service such as “Tap Tap See” bypass the human assistant and use computer vision technology instead to attempt recognition of the image, scene, or desired information. A variety of these types of services is now available.
“I Am Most Grateful.” Using Gratitude to Improve the Sense of Relatedness and Motivation for Online Volunteerism
Published in International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2020
Khushnood Z. Naqshbandi, Chunfeng Liu, Silas Taylor, Renee Lim, Naseem Ahmadpour, Rafael Calvo
Another equally valid explanation is that the second study focused only on the relatedness aspect of the SPs’ volunteering experience. Our findings suggested that the OSPIA volunteers also wanted improvements in their online experience to particularly address their needs for autonomy, for instance through more flexibility in supported devices (iPads, smartphones), time, and canceling appointments at the last minute (without disrupting student’s learning). These, when not supported, inhibit volunteer motivation for booking (more) future appointments. Supporting scheduling flexibility in system design can foster volunteers’ autonomy, and has been previously discussed in other cases of online volunteering (Eveleigh et al., 2014; Kane & Klasnja, 2009). For example, the mobile application ‘Be My Eyes,’ enables volunteers help visually impaired individuals to perform tasks that require proper vision (https://www.bemyeyes.com/). The app allows the volunteers to accept the calls of the visually impaired; however, one volunteer’s unavailability would not render the visually impaired person helpless, and instead, the call is redirected to another volunteer.