Computer and World Wide Web accessibility by visually disabled patients: Problems and solutions

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 394-405

  Chiang, Michael F ^a   Cole, Roy G ^b   Gupta, Suhit ^c   Kaiser, Gail E ^c   Starren, Justin B ^a  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^b Jewish Guild for the Blind   (United States)

^c Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to information; Biomedical technology; Blindness; Internet; Low vision; Medical informatics; User computer interface; Vision disorders; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; BRAILLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; INTERNET; LAW; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SOCIETY; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOICE;

EID: 20444507872     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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