Are separate interfaces inherently unequal? An evaluation with blind users of the usability of two interfaces for a social networking platform

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 91-97

  Wentz, Brian ^a   Lazar, Jonathan ^b  

^a One College Green   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind; Facebook; Facebook mobile; Humancomputer interaction; Screen reader; Social networking; Universal usability; Usability; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

BLIND; FACEBOOK; HUMAN-COMPUTER; SCREEN READER; SOCIAL NETWORKING; UNIVERSAL USABILITY; USABILITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

OPHTHALMOLOGY; USABILITY ENGINEERING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 79952601208     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1940761.1940774     Document Type: Conference Paper

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