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Web Interface for the Visually Challenged. by: Group Nine. Project Team Members. Mohammed Ali Ba-Ali Jagadesh Gadiyaram Kenneth David Peterson Saad. Presentation Outline. Problem Definition Design Challenges Design Concepts Prototype Recommendations. Project Definition.
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Web Interface for the Visually Challenged by: Group Nine
Project Team Members Mohammed Ali Ba-Ali Jagadesh Gadiyaram Kenneth David Peterson Saad
Presentation Outline • Problem Definition • Design Challenges • Design Concepts • Prototype • Recommendations
Project Definition • Internet technologies are not designed with blind users in mind • Improving the accessibility of the Internet for the blind utilizing existing technologies
Design Challenges • Interface • Limited Access to Technology • Integration of Systems
Interface • Providing information on mouse location • Providing information on page layout • Providing ability to scroll through pages • Displaying page content • Accepting input from user
Limited Access to Technology • No access to Touch Screens • Unable to find good Speech to Text software
Integration of Systems • Java Audio Class • have limitations and are not compatible with all browser types • Text to speech software • poor audio quality and incompatible with java and certain browsers
High-level Design Layout • Navigation of individual screen is through a touch screen interface • User inputs via Speech to Text software and keyboard entry • Pages content read out using Text to Speech software
High-level Design Layout • Play audible message on mouse over to provide feedback • Verbally identify key web components • Forms • Links • Images • etc
Prototype Navigation Tools: Page Objects:
Recommendations • New browser with audio messages and utilizing our plug in • convert pages on download to Blind enabled • loads new page for interaction • Use of Braille pad as a form of output • Customizing output speech