Paper Info
Title
Towards an Open Source Screen Reader: Screenreader Usability Extensions (SUE)
Abstract
More and more educational institutions, authorities, and companies adopt open source software, especially Linux. Unfortunately, at the moment, no Linux based screen reader provides adequate and sufficient functionality as the ones of Windows. This means that visually impaired people are disadvantaged in the labour market. The focus of the project is the development of a screen reader for the graphical interface using Linux. The screen reader will allow the visually impaired to work with Linux for typical office tasks and the desktop (GNOME) itself. A special training course will instruct teachers and pupils at institutions for the blind and the partially sighted in using the screen reader. The content of the programme is based on the 7 modules of the ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence).
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6_118
ICCHP
Keywords
Field
DocType
open source software,labour market,open source screen reader,graphical interface,sufficient functionality,educational institution,typical office task,screenreader usability extensions,european computer driving licence,special training course,screen reader
Screen reader,World Wide Web,Computer science,Usability,Gnome,Graphical user interface,Open source software,Disadvantaged
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
5105
0302-9743
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.42
1
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Andrea Gaal121.44
Gerhard Jaworek242.24
Joachim Klaus320.42
Martina Weicht483.60
Frank Zenker520.76
Ilvio Bruder610324.38
Antje Düsterhöft721230.33
Andreas Heuer821.44