Web Interface for the Visually Challenged

by: Group Nine

 Mohammed Ali Ba-Ali

Jagadesh Gadiyaram Kenneth David Peterson

Saad

Project Team Members

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:

Schdedule Calendar

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