@inproceedings{d42f734f5b6143fa99320efb12471317,
title = "Balance of Considerations Between Technological and Social Factors: A Case Study on Smartrack{\texttrademark} for the Visually Impaired",
abstract = "Rebuilding inclusive facilities in old districts in metropolitan cities with high population density encounters a number of problems. It is necessary to find a solution to renew the city with minimal interruption of people{\textquoteright}s everyday life. Through a case study of Hong Kong, the paper addresses the conditions of the public facilities provided for the visually impaired persons (VIPs) in Hong Kong. VIPs{\textquoteright} needs and concerns while using the facilities were investigated. Based on the findings, a new tactile guide path using smart technology, named Smartrack{\texttrademark}, is designed. It is argued that supplementary actions have to be taken to help people with special needs to understand the issues of public privacy when smart technology is being brought to them. Inclusive researchers, designers, as well as educators, should collaboratively attain a balance among different considerations between technological and social factors.",
keywords = "Guiding path, Privacy, Public design, Smartrack, Visually impaired, Inclusive climate",
author = "Wong, {Yi Lin} and Siu, {Kin Wai Michael} and Lo, {Chi Hang}",
year = "2020",
month = jul,
day = "8",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-51194-4_16",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783030511937",
series = "Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "117--123",
editor = "{Di Bucchianico}, Giuseppe and Shin, {Cliff Sungsoo} and Scott Shim and Shuichi Fukuda and Gianni Montagna and Cristina Carvalho",
booktitle = "Advances in Industrial Design - Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conferences on Design for Inclusion, Affective and Pleasurable Design, Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design, Kansei Engineering, and Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering",
note = "AHFE Virtual Conference on Design for Inclusion, the Virtual Conference on Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design, the Virtual Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, the Virtual Conference on Kansei Engineering, and the Virtual Conference on Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering, 2020 ; Conference date: 16-07-2020 Through 20-07-2020",
}