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creators_name: Sulaiman, S.
creators_name: Rambli, D.R.A.
creators_name: Mokhtahir, M.M.
creators_name: Ghayas, S.
title: Representing text attributes haptically on a webpage for the visually impaired
ispublished: pub
keywords: Semantic Web; Semantics, Haptic feedbacks; readability; Semantic information; Text elements; Web accessibility, Websites
note: cited By 3; Conference of 2014 3rd International Conference on User Science and Engineering, i-USEr 2014 ; Conference Date: 2 September 2014 Through 5 September 2014; Conference Code:109985
abstract: Web accessibility in terms of providing comprehensive information on a webpage is an issue for the visually impaired users. This could be due to the websites developed are usually with sighted users in mind and the unavailability of an assistive technology to fully support the information presented. The loss in semantic information on the webpage creates frustration among these special groups of users during web browsing. This paper addresses the problem by examining how non-visual text elements such as font attributes and text hierarchy could be presented to the visually impaired users. A webpage that enables the font attributes to be interacted haptically using a Braille line 20 cell was developed. An evaluation study was conducted with a group of visually-impaired Internet users to assess the effectiveness of the webpage. The results showed that most of the users are able to visualize the text structure of the page. The haptically-enabled font attributes improve the readability of the webpage and enable the users to understand better the content presented. © 2014 IEEE.
date: 2015
publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921817454&doi=10.1109%2fIUSER.2014.7002693&partnerID=40&md5=cc20673740a8f014ecab9ea41adb3e68
id_number: 10.1109/IUSER.2014.7002693
full_text_status: none
publication: Proceedings - 2014 3rd International Conference on User Science and Engineering: Experience. Engineer. Engage, i-USEr 2014
pagerange: 149-152
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 9781479958122
citation:   Sulaiman, S. and Rambli, D.R.A. and Mokhtahir, M.M. and Ghayas, S.  (2015) Representing text attributes haptically on a webpage for the visually impaired.  In: UNSPECIFIED.