Chieko Asakawa

IBM Research, 1623-14 Shimotsuruma, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 242-8502, Japan.
Tel: +81 46 276 1111
Email: chiekoa@jp.ibm.com
Web: www.research.ibm.com/trl/people/chie/index_e.htm

Interests

Chieko Asakawa conducts research and development on nonvisual computer interfaces for the blind.

Publications

Ifukube, T., Asakawa, C., Takagi, H. & Sakai, T. (2007) A screen reader interface dynamically hastens speech while giving emphasized text to the tactile sense. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (UAHCI '07), Beijing, China, 22-27 July 2007, 141-145.

Miyashita, H., Sato, D., Takagi, H. & Asakawa, C. (2007) Aibrowser for multimedia: introducing multimedia content accessibility for visually impaired users. Proceedings of the 9th international ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Arizona, USA, 15-17 October 2007, 91-98. New York: ACM Press.

Miyashita, H., Sato, D., Takagi, H. & Asakawa, C. (2007) Making multimedia content accessible for screen reader users. Proceedings of the 2007 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A'07), Banff, Canada, 7-8 May 2007, 126-127. New York: ACM Press.

Miyashita, H., Takagi, H., Sato, D. & Asakawa, C. (2007) Making multimedia Internet content accessible and usable. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (UAHCI '07), Beijing, China, 22-27 July 2007, 98-107.

Takagi, H., Saito, S., Fukuda, K. & Asakawa, C. (2007) Analysis of navigability of Web applications for improving blind usability. ACM Transactions in Computer-Human Interactions, 14(3), 13, September.

Asakawa, C. & Takagi, H. (2006) Text entry for people with visual impairments. In: Scott MacKenzie, I. & Tanaka-Ishii, K. eds. Text entry systems. California: Morgan Kaufmann. pp 305-318.

Fukuda, K., Takagi, H., Maeda, J., Saito, S. & Asakawa, C. (2006) aDesigner: tool for improving Web accessibility. Journal of Japan Society for Software Science and Technology, 26-35.

Asakawa, C., Takagi, H., Ino, S. & Ifukube, T. (2005) The optimal and maximum listening rates in presenting speech information to the blind. Journal of Human Interface Society, 7(1), 105-111.

Takagi, H., Saito, S., Fukuda, K. & Asakawa, C. (2005) How can tools help web designers ensure real usability for the Blind on the web? Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (UAHCI '05), Las Vegas, USA, 22-27 July 2005.

Asakawa, C., Takagi, H., Ino, S. & Ifukube, T. (2004) TAJODA: proposed tactile and jog dial interface for the Blind. Transaction of IEICE, E87-D(6), 1405-1414.

Maeda, J., Fukuda, K., Takagi, H. & Asakawa, C. (2004) Web accessibility technology at the IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory. Journal of Research and Development, 48(5/6), 735-749.

Fukuda, K., Takagi, H., Maeda, J. & Asakawa, C. (2003) An assistive technology to help visually impaired people understand web page structure. Journal of Human Interface Society, 5(4), 465-474.

Asakawa, C. & Itoh, T. (1999) User interface of a non-visual web access system. IPSJ Human Interface and Interaction, 40(2), 453-459.

Asakawa, C. (1993) A Braille English/Japanese dictionary system. Transactions of the IPSJ, 34(8), 1844-1852.