Design & Realization of Internet Browser for Blindman
Dong Qingfu · Jisuanji gongcheng · 2001
Access to the Internet is becoming widespread, and the content of the Chinese WWW is inflating these years. The widespread use of graphical user interfaces provides us an easy way to access the value information from the Internet, however, bars the visually handicapped people away. In this paper, Internet browser for blindman (IBB) is presented to solve the difficulties faced with visually handicapped people. The IBB is accomplished with the following features: 1) All text in the homepage can be spoken out through the speech synthetic technology. 2) Hyper-links can be distinguished by a special audio signal, and 'clicked' through a keyboard. 3) Different reading modes have been provided to facilitate people in browsing environment. Several units have evaluated the Internet browser for blindman, and after improving, the system has been a practical product.