Google Experimental Search has a great experiment for the visually impaired. Accessible View is one of several experimental ways to access Google search results. The first key feature of Accessible View is keyboard navigation. Second, the selected search result is magnified for easier viewing. There is automatic integration with your screen reader or talking...
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As seen on Mac-ccessibility, there are some engineers at University of Washington’s AIM research group working a neat project to make mobile devices with touch screens, like the iPhone, more accessible to blind users. Slide Rule: Making Touch Screens Accessible to Blind Users Shaun K. Kane (iSchool), Jeffrey P. Bigham (CSE), and Jacob O....
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Following up on my earlier post about the lack of accessible Vista themes and my current feelings on standard internet color schemes, I posted the following to the accessible Google Group: Alternative Google Color Schemes – accessible | Google Groups< For the visually impaired, Google’s (as well as MS and most websites) color scheme...
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This, Google Accessible Search: “Accessible Web Search for the Visually Challenged”. looks to be a great new resource for the visually impaired. Not only does it provides better place for the visually impaired to search, but should also put pressure on all web developers to create more accessible web sites. If you find this...
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