[NFBCS] Sonification of graphs

[Glen Gordon]

SAS offers a free Chrome plugin called the SAS Graphics accelerator that takes tabular data and sonifys it.
http://support.sas.com/misc/accessibility/ Will get you to more information.

--Glen

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From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ed Barnes via NFBCS
Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 8:11 AM
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Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Sonification of graphs

Hi Tracey.
A programmer I am not and to be honest I have no current use for the technology of which you are speaking, however; given the way that nvda uses beeps to sonify the progress bars on screen as you install software and the like, I wonder if that technology nvda employs or that particular method of technical leverage can be used to sonify the graphs as you suggest below?
Just a thought!


From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org>> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NFBCS
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Subject: [NFBCS] Sonification of graphs

I heard a piece on Marketplace on NPR last night that played a graph sonification.  Where a print graph line would go up and down, the sound went up and down a piano keyboard.  It was so great.  I understood immediately what it was showing, even without the presenter's detailed explanation.
I sure wish there were more sonified graphs out there, or there was a bit of software I could run that would grab a print graph and sonify it.  I expect it wouldn't work for all graphs, but even some would be helpful.
Tracy


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