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iOS Application for Guiding Visually Impaired People at the University of Alicante

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Mobile Computing, Applications, and Services (MobiCASE 2013)

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This paper shows the development of an iOS application to guide visual disabled people at the University of Alicante by voice indications. The user interface has a bigger visual typography and a bigger contact buttons area. Moreover, the application provides voice indications when the user touches any of the elements in the interface.

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Zaragoza, A., Ortiz, J., Galiana-Merino, J.J., Sentana, I. (2014). iOS Application for Guiding Visually Impaired People at the University of Alicante. In: Memmi, G., Blanke, U. (eds) Mobile Computing, Applications, and Services. MobiCASE 2013. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 130. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05452-0_25

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