Aligning Visual Prosthetic Development With Implantee Needs.

Purpose: Visual prosthetics are a promising assistive technology for vision loss, yet research often overlooks the human aspects of this technology. While previous studies focus on the perceptual experiences or attitudes of implant recipients (implantees), a systematic account of how current implants are being used in everyday life is still lacking.

Methods: We interviewed six recipients of the most widely used visual implants (Argus II and Orion) and six leading researchers in the field.

Aligning visual prosthetic development with implantee needs.

Purpose: Visual prosthetics are a promising assistive technology for vision loss, yet research often overlooks the human aspects of this technology. While previous studies focus on the perceptual experiences or attitudes of implant recipients (implantees) , a systematic account of how current implants are being used in everyday life is still lacking.

Methods: We interviewed six recipients of the most widely used visual implants (Argus II and Orion) and six leading researchers in the field.

Data Navigator: An Accessibility-Centered Data Navigation Toolkit.

Making data visualizations accessible for people with disabilities remains a significant challenge in current practitioner efforts. Existing visualizations often lack an underlying navigable structure, fail to engage necessary input modalities, and rely heavily on visual-only rendering practices. These limitations exclude people with disabilities, especially users of assistive technologies.