The Use of Music in a Graphical Interface for the Visually Impaired

Abstract

The possibility of using music to communicate information of a spatial nature to visually impaired users is explored. The development of a tool -the AUDIOGRAPH -which enables visually impaired users to appreciate and manipulate objects contained in a graphical area is described. Early results show that the musical metaphors used did successfully communicate the general spatial layout and the types of objects contained in the space. Music was also successfully used to control the interface.