This project, prepared for the Australian Bureau of Statistics, National Education Services Unit in Melbourne, Australia, explores Web-based education for the visually impaired. Working from literature and interviews of visually impaired students and their teachers, new guidelines and techniques were designed to maximize not only accessibility but also user comprehension of Web pages, particularly those containing tabular and graphical information. A usability study was then performed to evaluate the effectiveness of these new guidelines. Accessibility and comprehension for both blind and low-vision users were increased when Web pages were developed following the new guidelines and techniques.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Morgan, Melissa June
• Deloge, James William
• Lapp, Robert W.

Subject

• Community
• Computing
• Well-Being
• Inclusion
• Health

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01D107I

Keyword

• Web sites--Design and construction
• Human-computer interaction
• People with disabilities

Advisor

• Barnett, Jonathan R.
• Ault, Holly Keyes

Year

• 2001

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind
• Australian Bureau of Statistics

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Location

• Melbourne

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-04