Terri Hedgpeth

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Terri Hedgpeth

Position

Academic Professional

Department

Computer Science

Contact

terrih@asu.edu

Publications

The Evolution of the iCARE Reader
T. Hedgpeth, J. Black, S. Panchanathan,
2006
The iCare iReader Project
T. Hedgpeth, M. Rush, J. Black, S. Panchanathan,
2005
The iCare iReader Project
T. Hedgpeth, M. Rush, J. Black, S. Panchanathan,
2004
The iCare Project Reader
T. Hedgpeth, M. Rush, J. Black, S. Panchanathan,
2004
Understanding the Health Needs for People with Disabilities: Implications for Assistive Technologies Research and meeting the MDG
S. Panchanathan, T. Hedgpeth, J. Black,
2004

Projects

The goal of the project is to help people who are blind or visually impaired to shop independently. Present day shopping environments are centered around the needs of the consumer, and they aim to facilitate convenient access to different product lines varying from…

The inspiration for the iCare Reader was provided by focus groups of people who are blind, who asked CUbiC researchers for a reading machine that could be taken anywhere, and that was easier to use than the traditional flatbed scanning technology solutions that are…

While technologies such as screen-readers and refreshable Braille displays exist to allow individuals who are blind access to textual information, there is still a lack of devices that can automatically convey pictorial content to an individual who is blind. A rough…