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XXXII.1 January - February 2025
Page: 22
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Assistive Augmentation: Fundamentally Transforming Human Ability


Authors:
Felicia Fang-Yi Tan, Chitralekha Gupta, Dixon Prem Daniel Rajendran, Pattie Maes, Suranga Nanayakkara

  The rapid development of smart devices and emerging AI capabilities holds immense potential to transform not only our daily interactions but also our pursuit of life goals. Existing user interfaces, however, often fall short of realizing this potential. Individuals with disabilities, who rely heavily on assistive technologies for daily functioning and independence, face significant challenges due to the limitations of current approaches. Consider a person with visual impairment navigating a supermarket. While traditional accessibility features, such as text-to-speech, offer some assistance with shopping, they often require a cumbersome series of interactions, hindering the user's ability to efficiently gather information…




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