An improved Web search engine for visually impaired users

Autor:	Yi-Fan Yang, Bo N. Schenkman, Sheue-Ling Hwang
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Computer Networks and Communications Computer science Visually impaired Internet resources Interface (computing) Human-Computer Interaction World Wide Web Search engine Human–computer interaction Web search engine Computer communication networks Software Information Systems Web site
Zdroj:	Universal Access in the Information Society. 11:113-124
ISSN:	1615-5297 1615-5289
DOI:	10.1007/s10209-011-0250-z
Popis:	The Google search engine was studied as a Web prototype to be modified and improved for blind users. A Specialized Search Engine for the Blind (SSEB) was developed with an accessible interface and improved functions (searching assistance functions, user-centered functions, and specialized design for the blind). An experiment was conducted with twelve participants, both blind and sighted, to verify the effects of SSEB. The performance was better with the SSEB than with the Google search engine, and the participants also showed higher satisfactions with the SSEB. Interface considerations for designing an accessible Web site for blind users are important. The users of SSEB could in the future be expanded to include most, if not all, visually impaired people, since the World Wide Web and all Internet resources should ideally be accessible to everyone.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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