Beyond web content accessibility guidelines: Design of enhanced text user interfaces for blind internet users

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 257-270

  Leuthold, Stefan ^a   Bargas Avila, Javier A ^a   Opwis, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Blind users; Graphical user interface; Interface for the blind; Screenreader; Text interface; Usability for the blind; User interface; WAI; WCAG

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING; TEXT PROCESSING; WEB SERVICES; WEBSITES;

BLIND INTERNET USERS; ENHANCED TEXT USER INTERFACE (ETI);

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 44249102070     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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