ACCESSIBILITY OF GROUP SUPPORT FOR BLIND USERS

摘要：

Group support applications are widely used in workplace. Unfortunately, persons who are blind often find difficult to access such applications, due to the highly graphical nature of the applications, which hinders their ability to contribute to the group. As the result, persons who are blind are often face problems gaining and retaining employment. This paper presents preliminary results of a series of focus group study conducted in the mid-Atlantic region on accessibility and usability issues of group support applications. How persons who are blind utilize group support applications to support their group tasks; the tasks/steps utilized to complete a group project; and, the accessibility and usability issues experienced by blind users are discussed. Additionally, the focus group study identified the reasons persons who are blind discontinued utilizing group support applications; the other tools utilized to support group work; the accessibility design considerations; and, the accessibility documentation and support needed.

关键词： Group support Accessibility Usability Blind

作者: Yuanqiong Wang John Schoeberline

作者单位: Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, U.S.A.

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 13th International Conference on Enterprise Information System(第13届企业信息系统国际会议 ICEIS 2011)

会议地点: 北京

会议语种:英文

页码: 894-900

在线出版日期: 2011-06-08（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）