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Designing a User Interface for People with Disabilities. u0423507 u0422433. Visual Impairment. Potentially most debilitating Screen readers and synthesised speech Braille output devices Touch typing. Tactile interaction Force feedback Specialist software needed
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Designing a User Interface for People with Disabilities u0423507 u0422433
Visual Impairment • Potentially most debilitating • Screen readers and synthesised speech • Braille output devices • Touch typing
Tactile interaction • Force feedback • Specialist software needed • Sometimes expensive hardware needed
Hearing Impairment • Auditory channel second to visual • Textual captions needed for auditory elements • Captioning benefits all users by making multimedia easier to index and search
Physical Impairment • Amount of control possible varies greatly • Speech input and output • The eye gaze system • Reactive keyboard (predictive text)
Speech Impairment • Synthetic speech • Text based communication • Predictive speech algorhythms • Pre-programmed responses
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