Re: FW: VICUG-NYC input needed to build an integrated development environment for the blind

  • From: "inthaneelf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:50:22 -0700

smile alright, just wished to make sure... that the messages got to the right person. 


have a good one,
inthane
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Stefik" <stefika@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: FW: VICUG-NYC input needed to build an integrated development environment for the blind 


inthane,

Thanks, yaa I know. The messages were all passed along and I received
a bunch of off-list messages yesterday asking about the details of the
experiment/project/etc.

Andreas
On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 11:50 PM, inthaneelf <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
Andreas,
I hope I'm not reinventing the wheel with this note, but if you reread the 
original post, the poster was forwarding an Email for another person, and
asked that replies be sent to the originator of the forwarded post, smile.

 take care,
 inthane
 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Stefik" <stefika@xxxxxxxxx>
 To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: FW: VICUG-NYC input needed to build an integrated development 
environment for the blind




 Peter/Pratik,

 Ironically, I just finished my dissertation specifically on designing
 integrated development environments for the blind. I defend in about 2
 weeks. I have a few papers published, a new one that is very relevant
 submitted (VLHCC 2008), and I'd be happy to send you a copy of
 whatever you might be interested in.
My dissertation gives a significant amount of detail about exactly how you 
can:

 1) Run empirical tests to improve the human effectiveness of blind
 programming environments.

 2) Empirically measure the comprehension of auditory cues.

 3) Build and design an effective blind programming environment.


 The basic result of my dissertation is that I was able to show a blind
 programming environment (called the Sonified Omniscient Debugger),
 that allows blind programmers to complete programming tasks
 "statistically just as quickly" as their sighted counterparts under
 various conditions (Statistically non-differentiable from a sighted
 user using a normal debugger). Specifically, I compared my environment
 to Visual Studio 2005 + JAWS 9, and found that folks that were using
 visual studio debugged programs 98.3% slower than a visual
 environment, whereas in my environment they were 33% slower than in a
 sighted environment, a significant difference and improvement.


 Anyway, I'd be happy to talk to you more about it on or off list, or
 I'd be happy to setup a conference call with someone on your research
 team and tell you all about my work, things my work did not do, and
 where some of the major holes in the literature still are.

 I hope that helps, and I'm looking forward to hearing from you,

 Andreas


 On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 4:41 AM, Marlon Brandão de Sousa
 <splyt.lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello,
>  This discussion was thogowgly made sometime ago, with Andreas. If you
>  could point this guy to the list archives and put him in contact with
>  Andreas I do think his project can go much faster. It would be just a
>  kind of time loss if we start to discuss all this again if it is in
>  the list archives, and this topic was greatly discussed with several
>  of us giving feedback and opinions.
>  Thanks,
>  Marlon
>
>  2008/4/2, Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>
> > Please respond directly to this gentleman if you're interested in >
working
>  > with him.
>  >
>  >
>  >
> > From: owner-vic-nyc@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-vic-nyc@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > On 
>  > Behalf Of Peter
>  > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:22 AM
>  > To: VIC-NYC@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>  > Subject: VICUG-NYC input needed to build an integrated development
>  > environment for the blind
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Hi everyone, we at Auburn University are trying to builds a generic
>  > integrated development environment for the blind to have a better
computer
>  > programming learning experience. I know some of you here are
experienced
>  > blind programmers. We will greatly appreciate if you could shed some
light
>  > to help us better frame our project. The following are our questions:
>  >
>  > 1. Do you know any integrated development environment for the blind
>  > available at this moment?
>  >
>  > 2. What features do the blind need the most when developing programs
and are
>  > missing at this moment?
>  >
> > 3. Are there features in the current integrated development > environment 
for
>  > sighted users (e.g., visual studio) not appropriate or useful for the
blind
>  > even with voice prompt?
>  >
>  > We will also need help to evaluate and provide feedback for our
integrated
> > development environment after we finish the project. If you would > like 
to
> > provide your input to my questions or help with the evaluation, > please 
>  > either post a reply or email to msun0807@xxxxxxxxxx Many thanks!
>  >
>  > Peter
>  >
>  >
>
>
>  --
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>  stare at you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, for
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