Ally: Understanding Text Messaging to Build a Better Onscreen Keyboard for Blind People
Danielle Lottridge, Chris Yoon, Darren Burton, Chester Wang, Jofish Kaye · 2022 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
This research presents Ally, a smartphone onscreen keyboard designed specifically for blind users who need to enter text messages when voice input or external keyboards are unavailable. The authors recognized that blind smartphone users employ heterogeneous input methods—voice…
blindness · text entry · mobile accessibility · keyboard design · VoiceOver