title: Blood glucose meters and accessibility to blind and visually impaired people.
abstract: In 2007, five blood glucose meters (BGMs) were introduced with integrated speech output necessary for use by persons with vision loss. One of those five meters had fully integrated speech output, allowing a person with vision loss independence in accessing all features and functions of the meter. In comparison, 13 BGMs with integrated speech output were available in 2011. Accessibility attributes of these 11 meters were tabulated and product design features examined. All 13 meters were found to be usable by persons with vision loss to obtain a blood glucose measurement. However, only 4 of them featured the fully integrated speech output necessary for a person with vision loss to access all features and functions independently.
authors.affiliation: American Foundation for the Blind (AFB TECH), Huntington, West Virginia 25701, USA. dburton@afb.net
authors.forename: Darren M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Matthew G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Enigk
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lilly
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids / Q000592:standards; D001331:Automation; D001766:Blindness / Q000523:psychology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D002138:Calibration; D032882:Comprehension; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011934:Reagent Strips; D012984:Software; D013067:Speech Perception; D014110:Touch; D014796:Visual Perception; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D011934:Reagent Strips