InsightSpace: Broadening Inclusive Education Horizons for Vision Impairment

1. November 2023 Rojin Moghadam
Graduation Presentation

2. Page 02
16:30
16:50
16:50
17:10
17:10
17:30

3. Page 03
• Exploring the development of 'InsightSpace,'
an AI-powered educational tool for visually
impaired students.
• Focused on user values and needs, resulting in
inclusive, multisensory learning.
• It integrates with Brightspace LMS, offering
features like AI narration and a collaborative
community portal.

4. Page 04

5. Page 05
“Designing a tool that improves the sense of inclusivity for
students with visual impairment”
How visually impaired students can feel more included at
university?

6. Page 06

7. Page 07

8. Page 08
• Interview
• survey
• secondary research

9. Page 09

10. Page 10
Interviews, surveys, and secondary research, leading to user values and design implications.

11. Page 11

12. Page 11

13. Page 11

14. Page 12

15. Page 13
How to create a non-visualized version of a
visual content?
“Designing a tool to enable access to visual
educational content for students with vision
impairment.”

16. Page 14

17. Page 15
transforming insights into concepts for user needs, focusing on accessibility,
independence, and personalization.
Inclusive Infographic Narratives (IIN)
Accessible Content Tags (ACT)
AI-Enhanced Infographic Accessibility (AIIA)

18. Page 04

19. Page 10
transforming insights into concepts for user needs, focusing on accessibility, independence,
and personalization.
Infographic Typology
Analog Infographic Unvisualization
Digital Infographic Unvisualization

20. review on popular data visualization tools such as Qualtrics, Microsoft Power BI, and Tableau,
educational resources like the "Learning Infographic Design" course by Amy Balliett.
Page 16

21. Page 17

22. Page 18

23. Page 19

24. Page 20

25. Page 20

27. Page 22

28. Page 22

32. Page 24

33. Page 25
Human-Centered Design
Approach
address the real needs of
visually impaired
students in higher
education.
alignment with design
values like accessibility,
inclusiveness,
personalization, and
community, as identified
through research
Development of
InsightSpace Service
Concept
and
InsightOut
image segmentation plugin

34. Page 26
more User Feedback and
Iteration for validation
Refinement of
Technology Integration:
Financial and Practical
Barriers

35. Page 27
Expanding User
Research: to include a
broader demographic of
students, possibly
expanding beyond the
18-25 age range or
exploring other types of
visual impairments.
Technology
Advancements:
advancements in AI and
assistive technologies for
potential integration into
InsightSpace.
Broader Application in
Education: Considering the
potential of adapting the
platform for use in other
educational contexts or for
other types of disabilities.

36. Page 28
“Designing a tool that improves the sense of inclusivity for
students with visual impairment”
How visually impaired students can feel more included at
university?

37. “Designing a tool that improves the sense of inclusivity for
students with visual impairment”
Collaboration with sighted peers through eduvision ally
Page 28

38. Page 29
How to create a non-visualized version of a
visual content?
“Designing a tool to enable access to visual
educational content for students with vision
impairment.”

39. Page 29
InsightSpace platform, with InsightOut AI
image segmentation and audio narration
“Designing a tool to enable access to visual
educational content for students with vision
impairment.”