Improving search engine interfaces for blind users: A case study

Universal Access in the Information Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-40

  Andronico, Patrizia ^a   Buzzi, Marina ^a   Castillo, Carlos ^b   Leporini, Barbara ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Blind users; Search engine; Usability; User interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745929007     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: 16155297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-006-0022-3     Document Type: Article

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