{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,9]],"date-time":"2026-04-09T12:22:05Z","timestamp":1775737325636,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":42,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"4","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,16]],"date-time":"2019-10-16T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1571184000000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,16]],"date-time":"2019-10-16T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1571184000000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100004681","name":"Higher Education Commission, Pakistan","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["HRD-HEC-2014-833"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["HRD-HEC-2014-833"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100004681","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Univ Access Inf Soc"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,11]]},"DOI":"10.1007\/s10209-019-00696-5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,16]],"date-time":"2019-10-16T05:03:23Z","timestamp":1571202203000},"page":"813-823","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Automatic switching between speech and non-speech: adaptive auditory feedback in desktop assistance for the visually impaired"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Muhammad","family":"Shoaib","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6118-0314","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ibrar","family":"Hussain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hamid Turab","family":"Mirza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,16]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"696_CR1","first-page":"75","volume":"6","author":"B Wentz","year":"2011","unstructured":"Wentz, B., Lazar, J.: Usability evaluation of email applications by blind users. J. Usability Stud. 6(2), 75\u201389 (2011)","journal-title":"J. Usability Stud."},{"key":"696_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Lazar, J., Feng, J., Allen, A.: Determining the impact of computer frustration on the mood of blind users browsing the web. In: Proceedings of the 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. ACM, pp. 149\u2013156 (2006)","DOI":"10.1145\/1168987.1169013"},{"key":"696_CR3","first-page":"404","volume":"4","author":"J Nilesh","year":"2014","unstructured":"Nilesh, J., Alai, P., Swapnil, C., Bendre, M.: Voice based system in desktop and mobile devices for blind people. Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Adv. Eng. (IJETAE) 4, 404\u2013407 (2014)","journal-title":"Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Adv. Eng. (IJETAE)"},{"key":"696_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Monticelli, C., Heidrich, R.D.O., Rodrigues, R., Cappelatti, E., Goulart, R., Oliveira, R., Velho, E.: Text vocalizing desktop scanner for visually impaired people. In: International Conference on Human\u2013Computer Interaction. pp. 62\u201367. Springer (2018)","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-319-92279-9_8"},{"key":"696_CR5","unstructured":"Organization, W.H.: Blindness and vision impairment. \nhttps:\/\/www.who.int\/en\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/blindness-and-visual-impairment\n\n (2018). Accessed 23 March 2019"},{"key":"696_CR6","unstructured":"McKiel, F.: Audio-enabled graphical user interface for the blind or visually impaired. In: Proceedings of the Johns Hopkins National Search for Computing Applications to Assist Persons with Disabilities, IEEE, pp. 185\u2013187 (1992)"},{"key":"696_CR7","unstructured":"Poll, L.H.D.: Visualising graphical user interfaces for blind users. Thesis Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (1996)"},{"key":"696_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Metatla, O., Oldfield, A., Ahmed, T., Vafeas, A., Miglani, S.: Voice user interfaces in schools: co-designing for inclusion with visually-impaired and sighted pupils (2019)","DOI":"10.1145\/3290605.3300608"},{"key":"696_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Bigham, J.P., Prince, C.M., Ladner, R.E.: WebAnywhere: a screen reader on-the-go. In: Proceedings of the 2008 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A). ACM, pp. 73\u201382 (2008)","DOI":"10.1145\/1368044.1368060"},{"key":"696_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.1145\/1196148.1196150","volume":"86","author":"RJ Lutz","year":"2006","unstructured":"Lutz, R.J.: Prototyping and evaluation of landcons: auditory objects that support wayfinding for blind travelers. ACM SIGACCESS Access. Comput. 86, 8\u201311 (2006)","journal-title":"ACM SIGACCESS Access. Comput."},{"key":"696_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Strachan, S., Eslambolchilar, P., Murray-Smith, R., Hughes, S., O\u2019Modhrain, S.: GpsTunes: controlling navigation via audio feedback. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices & Services. ACM, pp. 275\u2013278 (2005)","DOI":"10.1145\/1085777.1085831"},{"issue":"4","key":"696_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"527","DOI":"10.1007\/s10209-014-0350-7","volume":"14","author":"I Hussain","year":"2015","unstructured":"Hussain, I., Chen, L., Mirza, H.T., Chen, G., Hassan, S.-U.: Right mix of speech and non-speech: hybrid auditory feedback in mobility assistance of the visually impaired. Univ. Access Inf. Soc. 14(4), 527\u2013536 (2015)","journal-title":"Univ. Access Inf. Soc."},{"issue":"2","key":"696_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"167","DOI":"10.1207\/s15327051hci0202_3","volume":"2","author":"WW Gaver","year":"1986","unstructured":"Gaver, W.W.: Auditory icons: using sound in computer interfaces. Human-Comput. Interact. 2(2), 167\u2013177 (1986)","journal-title":"Human-Comput. Interact."},{"key":"696_CR14","unstructured":"Brewster, S.A., Wright, P.C., Edwards, A.D.: Experimentally derived guidelines for the creation of earcons. In: Adjunct Proceedings of HCI. pp. 155\u2013159 (1995)"},{"key":"696_CR15","unstructured":"Walker, B.N., Nance, A., Lindsay, J.: Spearcons: speech-based earcons improve navigation performance in auditory menus. In: Georgia Institute of Technology (2006)"},{"key":"696_CR16","unstructured":"Palladino, D.K., Walker, B.N.: Learning rates for auditory menus enhanced with spearcons versus earcons. In: Georgia Institute of Technology (2007)"},{"issue":"2","key":"696_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"265","DOI":"10.1518\/001872006777724507","volume":"48","author":"BN Walker","year":"2006","unstructured":"Walker, B.N., Lindsay, J.: Navigation performance with a virtual auditory display: effects of beacon sound, capture radius, and practice. Hum. Factors 48(2), 265\u2013278 (2006)","journal-title":"Hum. Factors"},{"key":"696_CR18","unstructured":"Dingler, T., Lindsay, J., Walker, B.N.: Learnabiltiy of sound cues for environmental features: Auditory icons, earcons, spearcons, and speech. In International Community for Auditory Display (2008)"},{"key":"696_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Hussain, I., Chen, L., Mirza, H.T., Majid, A., Chen, G.: Hybrid auditory feedback: a new method for mobility assistance of the visually impaired. In: Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. ACM. pp. 255\u2013256 (2012)","DOI":"10.1145\/2384916.2384980"},{"key":"696_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Shoaib, M., Hussain, I., Ishaq, A., Wahab, A., Bashir, A., Tayyab, M.: Adaptive auditory feedback: a new method for desktop assistance of the visual impaired people. In: Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Joint Conference and 2018 International Symposium on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Wearable Computers. ACM. pp. 247\u2013250 (2018)","DOI":"10.1145\/3267305.3267654"},{"key":"696_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"231","DOI":"10.1007\/978-1-84800-050-6_14","volume-title":"Web Accessibility","author":"C Asakawa","year":"2008","unstructured":"Asakawa, C., Takagi, H.: Transcoding. Web Accessibility, pp. 231\u2013260. Springer, Berlin (2008)"},{"key":"696_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Mahmud, J., Borodin, Y., Das, D., Ramakrishnan, I.: Combating information overload in non-visual web access using context. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Intelligent user Interfaces. ACM, pp. 341\u2013344 (2007)","DOI":"10.1145\/1216295.1216362"},{"key":"696_CR23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Bigham, J.P., Kaminsky, R.S., Ladner, R.E., Danielsson, O.M., Hempton, G.L.: WebInSight:: making web images accessible. In: Proceedings of the 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. ACM, pp. 181\u2013188 (2006)","DOI":"10.1145\/1168987.1169018"},{"key":"696_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Harper, S., Goble, C., Stevens, R., Yesilada, Y.: Middleware to expand context and preview in hypertext. In: ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing, ACM, vol. 77\u201378, pp. 63\u201370 (2004)","DOI":"10.1145\/1029014.1028643"},{"key":"696_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Thatcher, J.: Screen reader\/2: access to OS\/2 and the graphical user interface. In: Proceedings of the First Annual ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies. ACM, pp. 39\u201346 (1994)","DOI":"10.1145\/191028.191039"},{"key":"696_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Miller, D., Parecki, A., Douglas, S.A.: Finger dance: a sound game for blind people. In: Proceedings of the 9th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. ACM, pp. 253\u2013254 (2007)","DOI":"10.1145\/1296843.1296898"},{"key":"696_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Kim, S., Lee, K-p., Nam, T-J.: Sonic-badminton: audio-augmented badminton game for blind people. In: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, pp. 1922\u20131929 (2016)","DOI":"10.1145\/2851581.2892510"},{"key":"696_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"J\u00e4ger, A., Hadjakos, A.: Navigation in an audio-only first person adventure game. In: Georgia Institute of Technology (2017)","DOI":"10.21785\/icad2017.033"},{"key":"696_CR29","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"55","DOI":"10.1145\/1029014.1028642","volume":"77\u201378","author":"AI Karshmer","year":"2003","unstructured":"Karshmer, A.I., Gupta, G., Pontelli, E., Miesenberger, K., Ammalai, N., Gopal, D., Batusic, M., St\u00f6ger, B., Palmer, B., Guo, H.-F.: UMA: a system for universal mathematics accessibility. ACM SIGACCESS Access. Comput. 77\u201378, 55\u201362 (2003)","journal-title":"ACM SIGACCESS Access. Comput."},{"issue":"1","key":"696_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"11","DOI":"10.1207\/s15327051hci0401_1","volume":"4","author":"MM Blattner","year":"1989","unstructured":"Blattner, M.M., Sumikawa, D.A., Greenberg, R.M.: Earcons and icons: their structure and common design principles. Hum.-Comput. Interact. 4(1), 11\u201344 (1989)","journal-title":"Hum.-Comput. Interact."},{"key":"696_CR31","volume-title":"Providing a Structured Method for Integrating Non-speech Audio into Human\u2013Computer Interfaces","author":"SA Brewster","year":"1994","unstructured":"Brewster, S.A.: Providing a Structured Method for Integrating Non-speech Audio into Human\u2013Computer Interfaces. University of York York, UK (1994)"},{"issue":"3","key":"696_CR32","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"224","DOI":"10.1145\/292834.292839","volume":"5","author":"SA Brewster","year":"1998","unstructured":"Brewster, S.A.: Using nonspeech sounds to provide navigation cues. ACM Trans. Comput. Hum. Interact. (TOCHI) 5(3), 224\u2013259 (1998)","journal-title":"ACM Trans. Comput. Hum. Interact. (TOCHI)"},{"key":"696_CR33","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Crispien, K., W\u00fcrz, W., Weber, G.: Using spatial audio for the enhanced presentation of synthesised speech within screen-readers for blind computer users. In: International Conference on Computers for Handicapped Persons. Springer, pp. 144\u2013153 (1994)","DOI":"10.1007\/3-540-58476-5_117"},{"key":"696_CR34","volume-title":"\u201cUsing and Creating Auditory Icons\u201d, Auditory Displays Sonification, Audification and Auditory Interfaces","author":"W Gaver","year":"1994","unstructured":"Gaver, W.: \u201cUsing and Creating Auditory Icons\u201d, Auditory Displays Sonification, Audification and Auditory Interfaces. Addison-Wesley, Boston (1994)"},{"key":"696_CR35","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Mynatt, E.D., Weber, G.: Nonvisual presentation of graphical user interfaces: contrasting two approaches. In: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, pp. 166\u2013172 (1994)","DOI":"10.1145\/259963.260338"},{"key":"696_CR36","unstructured":"Stevens, R.D.: Principles for the design of auditory interfaces to present complex information to blind people. University of York (1996)"},{"key":"696_CR37","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Smith, A.C., Cook, J.S., Francioni, J.M., Hossain, A., Anwar, M., Rahman, M.F.: Nonvisual tool for navigating hierarchical structures. In: ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing. ACM. vol. 77\u201378. pp. 133\u2013139 (2004)","DOI":"10.1145\/1029014.1028654"},{"key":"696_CR38","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Wang, H-C., Katzschmann, R.K., Teng, S., Araki, B., Giarr\u00e9, L., Rus, D.: Enabling independent navigation for visually impaired people through a wearable vision-based feedback system. In: 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE, pp. 6533\u20136540 (2017)","DOI":"10.1109\/ICRA.2017.7989772"},{"issue":"2","key":"696_CR39","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"156","DOI":"10.1080\/07370024.2014.924412","volume":"30","author":"AM Brock","year":"2015","unstructured":"Brock, A.M., Truillet, P., Oriola, B., Picard, D., Jouffrais, C.: Interactivity improves usability of geographic maps for visually impaired people. Hum. Comput. Interact. 30(2), 156\u2013194 (2015)","journal-title":"Hum. Comput. Interact."},{"key":"696_CR40","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Mascetti, S., Rossetti, C., Gerino, A., Bernareggi, C., Picinali, L., Rizzi, A.: Towards a natural user interface to support people with visual impairments in detecting colors. In: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. Springer, pp. 171\u2013178 (2016)","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-319-41264-1_23"},{"issue":"2","key":"696_CR41","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"16","DOI":"10.1109\/MC.2017.36","volume":"50","author":"PA Zientara","year":"2017","unstructured":"Zientara, P.A., Lee, S., Smith, G.H., Brenner, R., Itti, L., Rosson, M.B., Carroll, J.M., Irick, K.M., Narayanan, V.: Third Eye: a shopping assistant for the visually impaired. Computer 50(2), 16\u201324 (2017)","journal-title":"Computer"},{"issue":"3","key":"696_CR42","first-page":"1065","volume":"3","author":"K Jayachandran","year":"2017","unstructured":"Jayachandran, K., Anbumani, P.: Voice based email for blind people. Int. J. Adv. Res. Ideas Innov. Technol. 3(3), 1065\u20131071 (2017)","journal-title":"Int. J. Adv. Res. Ideas Innov. Technol."}],"container-title":["Universal Access in the Information Society"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s10209-019-00696-5.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10209-019-00696-5\/fulltext.html","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s10209-019-00696-5.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,14]],"date-time":"2020-10-14T23:50:22Z","timestamp":1602719422000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/s10209-019-00696-5"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,16]]},"references-count":42,"journal-issue":{"issue":"4","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,11]]}},"alternative-id":["696"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10209-019-00696-5","relation":{},"ISSN":["1615-5289","1615-5297"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1615-5289","type":"print"},{"value":"1615-5297","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,16]]},"assertion":[{"value":"16 October 2019","order":1,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"order":1,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Compliance with ethical standards"}},{"value":"On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflict of interest"}}]}}