22nd International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications - Workshops (aina workshops 2008)
A Prototype System to Support the KJ Method by Cooperation between Visually-Impaired Persons and Sighted Persons
March 25-March 28
ISBN: 978-0-7695-3096-3
The KJ method is an idea generation method and widely used in Japan. In this study, we developed a prototype system which can assist visually-impaired persons to perform the KJ method with sighted persons. Visual operations such as seeing the cards are indispensable for performing the KJ method, which means visually-impaired persons are impossible to participate in the KJ method because of their handicap.??We propose that visually-impaired person perform the KJ method with 3 special devices. Those are table-type display, Braille PDA and tactile graphic display. This system can convert visual information to tactile or auditory information; therefore visually-impaired persons have the possibilities to perform the KJ method. We also propose that visually-impaired persons perform the KJ method through the internet; therefore they can access the system at home.??We did an evaluation experiment with 4 subjects. One of them is a visually-impaired person. Moreover, we recorded the whole experiment and interviewed the subjects.
Index Terms:
idea generation support system, visually-impaired person, universal design
Citation:
Hiroaki Yuze, Chaoqun Wang, Shigeki Sugiura, Takeshi Otofuji, Toshiki Aikawa, "A Prototype System to Support the KJ Method by Cooperation between Visually-Impaired Persons and Sighted Persons," ainaw, pp.38-43, 22nd International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications - Workshops (aina workshops 2008), 2008