Publication Title
Anglica
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2025
Subjects
audio description, memorial, orientation and mobility, tactile map, wayfinding tools
Abstract
Audio description, tactile objects, and memorial sites are often studied separately for their communicative and emotive potential without consideration of potential multimodal connections existing among people, technologies, and solemn public places. This study’s novel mixed-methods approach uses site tours, surveys, think-aloud protocol, semi-structured interviews, and observations to develop rich and holistic understandings of such complex multimodal site visits at Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Hawai‘i by people who are DeafBlind, blind, or with low vision. Several themes emerged in the grounded empirical data gathered during the tour, afterward, and during an interview one month later, including findings that bridged emotions, inclusion, and place-based narratives.
Rights
Copyright (c) 2025 The Authors
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
DOI
10.7311/0860-5734.34.2.06
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/44313
Citation Details
Parker, A., Hopper, H., Swearingen, K., Neumann Samson, L., Oppegaard, B., Magaoay-Baniaga, H., & Cable, M.-C. (2025). Sound, Touch, and Place: An Exploratory Study of the Potential for Emotive Cognitive Mapping through the Use of Audio Description and Tactile Objects at a National Memorial. Anglica An International Journal of English Studies, 34(2), 105.