A mobile application for displaying more accessible eBooks for people with dyslexia

In this paper we present an ebook reader for Android, which displays ebooks in a more accessible way according to user needs. Since people with dyslexia represent a substantial group with a reading disability, we designed a set of specific guidelines which are included in the tool. These layout guid...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Rello, Luz, 1984-, Kanvinde, Gaurang, Baeza Yates, Ricardo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/43782
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2012.10.026
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Dyslexia
Accessibility Guidelines
Readability
Usability Tests
eBook Reader
Android
Descrição
Resumo:In this paper we present an ebook reader for Android, which displays ebooks in a more accessible way according to user needs. Since people with dyslexia represent a substantial group with a reading disability, we designed a set of specific guidelines which are included in the tool. These layout guidelines for people with dyslexia are based on a user study with a group of twenty two users with dyslexia. The data collected from our study combines quantitative data from tests carried out using eye tracking and qualitative data from interviews, questionnaires and the think aloud technique. The ebook display includes the most readable options observed with the eye tracking and user preferences; however the settings are customizable.