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The Design of an Adaptive Web Browser for Young Children with Reading Difficulties

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Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2002)

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Abstract

It is hard for the children with reading difficulties to manipulate complex traditional browser to surf and read over the Internet. The Adaptive Web Browser in our design, integrating the technologies of HTML interpreter, convenient human interface design, text-to-speech engine and picture communication symbols, facilitate comprehending the contents in the Internet with auxiliary speaking sound or picture communication symbol produced automatically as needed. This new interactive web browser, however, supplies an opportunity for novel children to learning through the Internet.

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  1. Chung Kuo institute of Technology, 56, Sec. 3, Shinglung Rd., Taipei, 116, Taiwan

    Chi Nung Chu

  2. National Taiwan Normal University, 162, Sec. 1, Hoping East Rd., Taipei, 106, Taiwan

    Tien Yu Li

  3. National Chiayi University, 300, Shiuefu Rd., Chiayi, 600, Taiwan

    Ming Chung Chen

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  1. SZS — Study Centre for Blind and Partially Sighted Students, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Engesserstr. 4, 76128, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Klaus Miesenberger

  2. i3s3 — integrated studying, University of Linz, Altenbergerstr. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria

    Joachim Klaus

  3. i3s3 — integrated studying, Vienna University of Technology, Favoritenstr. 11/366-1B, 1040, Wien, Austria

    Wolfgang Zagler

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Chu, C.N., Li, T.Y., Chen, M.C. (2002). The Design of an Adaptive Web Browser for Young Children with Reading Difficulties. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2398. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45491-8_40

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