EASIER system. Language resources for cognitive accessibility.
Luis E. Moreno, Rodrigo Alarcón, Paloma Martı́nez · 2020
Difficulties in understanding texts that contain unusual words can create accessibility barriers for people with cognitive, language and learning disabilities. In this work, the EASIER system, a web system that provides various tools which improve cognitive accessibility, is presented. From a text in Spanish, complex words are detected and synonyms, a definition and a pictogram are offered for each complex word detected. Language and accessibility resources were used, such as easy-to-read dictionaries. The web system can be accessed from both desktop computers and mobile devices. Moreover, a browser extension is also offered.