“Why are there so many steps?”: Improving Access to Blind and Low Vision Music Learning through Personal Adaptations and Future Design Ideas

IF 2.5 Q3 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing Pub Date : 2023-08-16 DOI:10.1145/3615663
Leon Lu, K. Cochrane, Jin Kang, A. Girouard
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Music can be a catalyst for self-development, creative expression, and community building for blind or low vision (BLV) individuals. However, BLV music learners face complex obstacles in learning music. They are highly reliant on their learning environment and music teachers for accommodations and flexibility. Prior research identified the challenges faced by BLV musicians. Yet, limited research has addressed these challenges through the development of technology. Drawing upon the experience and suggestions of 40 BLV professional musicians, amateur musicians and music teachers (including sighted teachers with experience teaching blind students), we identified five themes: (1) Key Challenges of BLV Music Learning, (2) Personal Adaptations to Overcome Music Learning Challenges, (3) Perspectives on Current and Future Assistive Technologies, (4) Contention Between Braille Music and Auditory Learning, and (5) Role of Human Support for Music Learning. Together, these findings outline a path to make music learning more accessible to BLV people. To this end, we describe opportunities for enhanced audio cues for musical communication, recommend integrating vibrotactile feedback to aid music reading and design technology that supports independence and interdependence in music learning.
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“为什么有这么多台阶?”:通过个人适应和未来设计理念改善盲人和低视力音乐学习的机会
音乐可以成为盲人或弱视者自我发展、创造性表达和社区建设的催化剂。然而,BLV音乐学习者在学习音乐时面临着复杂的障碍。他们高度依赖他们的学习环境和音乐老师的住宿和灵活性。先前的研究确定了BLV音乐家面临的挑战。然而,有限的研究已经通过技术的发展解决了这些挑战。根据40位BLV专业音乐家、业余音乐家和音乐教师(包括有教学盲人学生经验的视力正常的教师)的经验和建议,我们确定了五个主题:(1)BLV音乐学习的主要挑战;(2)克服音乐学习挑战的个人适应;(3)当前和未来辅助技术的观点;(4)盲文音乐与听觉学习之间的争论;(5)人类支持音乐学习的作用。总之,这些发现概述了一条使BLV人群更容易学习音乐的途径。为此,我们描述了增强音乐交流的音频线索的机会,建议整合振动触觉反馈来帮助音乐阅读和设计技术,以支持音乐学习的独立性和相互依赖性。
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ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS-
CiteScore
6.20
自引率
8.30%
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43
期刊介绍: Computer and information technologies have re-designed the way modern society operates. Their widespread use poses both opportunities and challenges for people who experience various disabilities including age-related disabilities. That is, while there are new avenues to assist individuals with disabilities and provide tools and resources to alleviate the traditional barriers encountered by these individuals, in many cases the technology itself presents barriers to use. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS) is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that publishes refereed articles addressing issues of computing that seek to address barriers to access, either creating new solutions or providing for the more inclusive design of technology to provide access for individuals with diverse abilities. The journal provides a technical forum for disseminating innovative research that covers either applications of computing and information technologies to provide assistive systems or inclusive technologies for individuals with disabilities. Some examples are web accessibility for those with visual impairments and blindness as well as web search explorations for those with limited cognitive abilities, technologies to address stroke rehabilitation or dementia care, language support systems deaf signers or those with limited language abilities, and input systems for individuals with limited ability to control traditional mouse and keyboard systems. The journal is of particular interest to SIGACCESS members and delegates to its affiliated conference (i.e., ASSETS) as well as other international accessibility conferences. It serves as a forum for discussions and information exchange between researchers, clinicians, and educators; including rehabilitation personnel who administer assistive technologies; and policy makers concerned with equitable access to information technologies.
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