Development and assessment of MyAccessible Math: promoting self-learning for students with vision impairment

Human-computer interaction (HCI) research aims to make systems versatile, easy to use, and accessible for most people. The abundant information on the Internet and recent improvements in HCI technologies have improved how we acquire, share, and test our knowledge. While computer technologies have successfully remodeled and improved the learning process, the potential promised by these technologies has not become a reality for students with vision impairments. This paper presents MyAccessible Math, an open-source web platform designed with integrating user-centered design principles for SVIs to practice mathematics. Furthermore, we evaluate the voice and keyboard interaction on MyAccessible Math using experimental research designs. Experimental research designs investigated the effectiveness of the application with ten visually impaired elementary, middle, and high school students from the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind and the Alabama School for the Blind. The experimental data show that voice and keyboard interaction helped students practice math questions.