OSUGC 98 Presentation page 2

Initial Development of Auditory Graphs

Converted the y axis to pitch, x-axis to time (Data Sonification). (Flowers, Kramer)

Accomplished this with a dedicated program, Triangle, which is a mathematics scratch pad that blind individuals can use with screen readers or Braille displays.

Specifically, the text field and graph plot displays of the program were utilized in the initial study.

Triangle screen shot

Question: How well does this technique work in imparting information?

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