Mobile Browsable Information Access for the Visually Impaired

Abstract

Although a large amount of research has been done on building interfaces for the visually impaired that allows users to read web pages and to generate and access information on computers, little development addresses two problems faced by the blind users.First, sighted users can rapidly browse and select information they find useful, and second, sighted users can make much useful information portable through the recent proliferation of personal data assistants (PDA's).We describe an interface that has been built on a standard PDA that allows its user to browse the information stored on it through a combination of screen touches coupled with auditory feedback.The system also supports the storage and management of personal information so that addresses, music, directions and other supportive information can be readily created and then accessed anytime and anywhere by the PDA user.The system plus the design choices and design rationale are described.

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