TY - GEN
T1 - Improving web accessibility using content-aware plug-ins
AU - Yu, Wai
AU - McAllister, Graham
AU - Strain, Philip
AU - Kuber, Ravi
AU - Murphy, Emma
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This paper describes a novel approach to improve blind and visually impaired people's access to the Web by using a content-aware Web browser plug-in coupled with audio and haptic tools. The Web plug-in accesses the current mouse position on-screen, and makes the co-ordinates available to the audio and haptic modalities. This allows the user to be informed when they are in the vicinity of an image or hyperlink; previously they would only have been informed when they are physically on the link. Thus, when the user is close to an image or hyperlink, haptics and audio will be used to inform and guide them to the actual spatial position. The Web browser plug-in and the associated audio and haptic feedback tools are described in the paper. Finally, results from a pilot study on the usability of this system are also presented.
AB - This paper describes a novel approach to improve blind and visually impaired people's access to the Web by using a content-aware Web browser plug-in coupled with audio and haptic tools. The Web plug-in accesses the current mouse position on-screen, and makes the co-ordinates available to the audio and haptic modalities. This allows the user to be informed when they are in the vicinity of an image or hyperlink; previously they would only have been informed when they are physically on the link. Thus, when the user is close to an image or hyperlink, haptics and audio will be used to inform and guide them to the actual spatial position. The Web browser plug-in and the associated audio and haptic feedback tools are described in the paper. Finally, results from a pilot study on the usability of this system are also presented.
KW - Accessibility
KW - Assistive technology
KW - Auditory & haptic interfaces
KW - Navigation
KW - Web plug-in
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/51049124586
U2 - 10.1145/1056808.1057049
DO - 10.1145/1056808.1057049
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:51049124586
SN - 1595930027
SN - 9781595930026
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
SP - 1893
EP - 1896
BT - CHI'05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA'05
T2 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2005
Y2 - 2 April 2005 through 7 April 2005
ER -