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This paper presents a prototype of a mobile Digital Talking Book player, which, by combining visual and non-visual means of interaction, strives to achieve universal accessibility. Details on the non-visual aspects of the interaction, both input and output, are provided. To assess the validity of the proposed solutions, an experiment evaluates the non-visual operation of the prototype. Results show users can complete the same tasks with visual and non-visual interaction. However, some limitations are identified, and the observations prompt a discussion on how the use of multimodal interfaces can improve their accessibility and usability.
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Duarte, C., Carriço, L. (2009). When You Can’t Read It, Listen to It! An Audio-Visual Interface for Book Reading. In: Stephanidis, C. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Services. UAHCI 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5616. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02713-0_3
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