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Testing google interfaces modified for the blind

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Patrizia Andronico,

Marina Buzzi,

Barbara Leporini,

Carlos CastilloAuthors Info & Claims

WWW '06: Proceedings of the 15th international conference on World Wide Web

Pages 873 - 874

https://doi.org/10.1145/1135777.1135921

Published: 23 May 2006 Publication History

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We present the results of a research project focus on improving the usability of web search tools for blind users who interact via screen reader and voice synthesizer. In the first stage of our study, we proposed eight specific guidelines for simplifying this interaction with search engines. Next, we evaluated these criteria by applying them to Google UIs, re-implementing the simple search and the result page. Finally, we prepared the environment for a remote test with 12 totally blind users. The results highlight how Google interfaces could be improved in order to simplify interaction for the blind.

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Gooda Sahib NTombros AStockman T(2015)Evaluating a search interface for visually impaired searchersJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology10.5555/3151084.315109066:11(2235-2248)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2015
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3151084.3151090
Gooda Sahib NTombros AStockman T(2015)Evaluating a search interface for visually impaired searchersJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology10.1002/asi.2332566:11(2235-2248)Online publication date: 17-Mar-2015
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Testing google interfaces modified for the blind
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design

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WWW '06: Proceedings of the 15th international conference on World Wide Web

May 2006

1102 pages

ISBN:1595933239

DOI:10.1145/1135777

General Chairs:
Leslie Carr
University of Southampton
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David De Roure
University of Southampton
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Arun Iyengar
IBM Research
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Program Chairs:
Carole Goble
University of Manchester, UK
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Mike Dahlin
University of Texas at Austin

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Gooda Sahib NTombros AStockman T(2015)Evaluating a search interface for visually impaired searchersJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology10.5555/3151084.315109066:11(2235-2248)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2015
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3151084.3151090
Gooda Sahib NTombros AStockman T(2015)Evaluating a search interface for visually impaired searchersJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology10.1002/asi.2332566:11(2235-2248)Online publication date: 17-Mar-2015
https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.23325
Sahib NLittle LCoventry L(2011)Investigating the information seeking behaviour of blind searchers on the webProceedings of the 25th BCS Conference on Human-Computer Interaction10.5555/2305316.2305420(558-560)Online publication date: 4-Jul-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2305316.2305420
Sahib NTombros AStockman T(2011)A comparative analysis of the information-seeking behavior of visually impaired and sighted searchersJournal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology10.1002/asi.2169663:2(377-391)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2011
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