Using Simultaneous Audio Sources to Speed-Up Blind People’s Web Scanning

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TitleUsing Simultaneous Audio Sources to Speed-Up Blind People’s Web Scanning
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsGuerreiro, João
Conference NameProceedings of the 10th International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on web accessibility
AbstractSighted users are able to sift through a website quickly to find their information of interest. In contrast, screen readers present the information sequentially to blind users, which contrast with the visual presentation on screen that portrays more information at once. We believe that blind users will benefit from multiple simultaneous sound sources while scanning websites with several information items, in order to find their information of interest faster.
NotesThis short article used the Cocktail Party effect to illustrate the prominence of presenting multiple simultaneous sound sources for people with visual disabilities when they are scanning web contents. Similar ideas have been applied to audio books, thus what this article proposed should be taken into consideration when designing wbesties for visually impaired users. In this way, probably they could have access to more accessible webistes.
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