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Mobile user interfaces are moving to new touchscreen technologies setting new barriers for the blind. Many solutions and designs have been proposed but none is complete for the vast heterogeneous variety of devices.
In this paper, we present a methodology for developing an accessible-to-blind platform based on the principles that visually impaired people should be able to access leading technology and no specific hardware should be necessary for it. Besides, our solution provides input and output methods adapted to any underlying hardware as proof of concept and a guidelines for developing mobile platforms and applications.
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Arroba, P., Vallejo, J.C., Araujo, Á., Fraga, D., Moya, J.M. (2011). A Methodology for Developing Accessible Mobile Platforms over Leading Devices for Visually Impaired People. In: Bravo, J., Hervás, R., Villarreal, V. (eds) Ambient Assisted Living. IWAAL 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6693. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21303-8_29
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