Accessible SVG Floor Plans – Call for Participants
Request for Participants for Research into Accessible SVG Floor Plans
A research team from the Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University are looking for people who are colour blind, have low vision, have a motor impairment or dyslexia to use a new indoor floor plan navigation tool.
This study seeks to understand the users’ experience in exploring adaptive floor plans that gets adapted to fit users’ particular vision or reading difficulties.
During the study, questions will be asked to understand their prior experience with floor plans.
The research team will introduce the adaptive floor plan via a website and will request participants to explore 2 floor plans.
They will ask participants to perform some general way finding tasks and will obtain your feedback on overall user experience.
The user studies will take 30‐45 minutes.
Due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, this study will be done through the Zoom video conferencing platform.
Target users include people who experience:
- Dyslexia
- Colour vision impairment
- Low vision
- Movement impairment (wheelchair, scooter, cane, or crutch users)
Explanatory Statement and Consent Form
Once you contact the research team, they will send you the Explanatory Statement and the Consent Form in an email to provide you all the details about the project and your involvement.
If you are comfortable with your participation, reply to the email by stating that you consent to participate in this research project, and return the filled Consent form either electronically or by mail.
For more information, or to apply as a participant in this important research project, please contact Desmond Lau, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
- Email: dlau0004@student.monash.edu