In the next five to 10 years, Coplin said he expects the experience to be further transformed, such as the example of a visually impaired man planning a train trip to a museum with his family who is able to access information that makes his...
Search engines such as Google employ engineers who are visually impaired. These engineers provide an incredible level of detail to a very valuable engine, while also providing a unique perspective for visually impaired users.
Web sites that are well developed toward all markets, including users who may be disabled or visually impaired, will substantially increase your overall chances of domination within search engines. Search engines insist that web sites be accessible...
Generically speaking, people are either too stupid or lazy to label images appropriately, so a better mousetrap was in order. The divide between people who build Web sites and those who seek to optimize content has always baffled me.
Visually impaired people use screen readers to access the content of Web sites. According to the census bureau, there are 1.5 million visually impaired people using the Internet. First and foremost, this includes the visually impaired, and also...
Google Maps Offers Speech-Friendly Alternatives - Another win for visually impaired users. Jaxtr Providing Phone Links To Social Networks - Jaxtr launched a phone application that connects people at social networks and blogs without needing to...
Visually Impaired Slap", Traffick Apparently, North Carolina is going to start a trend of people who get court orders to remove material Google has spidered when left out in public view. Elisabeth! a recap of stories posted today to the Search...
That's changed, but there are still issues that need to be resolved, according to people with vision challenges.Earlier this year, Google released an accessible search for visually impaired users, a personal project of Google engineer Dr.
The design was created to make it easier and more effective for the blind and visually impaired. The results are a bit different, tailored to the visually impaired, to show more accessible pages in the results.
Please keep in mind that visually impaired persons who use text readers count on Alt Tags to browse websites. They are not just an SEO [search engine optimization” tool and have considerable meaning to many people.
Pointing to concern for visually impaired website visitors, Bailey said, "Accessibility is optimization. Screen text readers expose over-optimization by presenting only the text, and all of it, scanning just like search engine bots, "Remember, you...
Now, an Internet petition is asking Google to provide an accessible alternative to the visual verification scheme that currently locks the blind and visually impaired out of participation in all the company's services.
Assistive technology is increasingly used to help the more than 1.3 million legally blind Americans and 10 million visually impaired users successfully navigate the web. Visually impaired users combat poorly designed pages by listing all links on a...
Matt Bailey from the Karcher Group spoke primarily about how web standards help accessibility, specifically for the visually impaired. While most of his presentation was focused on development for the visually impaired, Matt did touch on how...
It's also useful for anyone who's visually impaired, as well as for anyone showing web pages on with a data projector to a group of people. The study showed that people using Enhanced Thumbnails found the answers to their queries 29% faster than...
Our product lines (for the visually impaired) are the result of the merger of three companies, each with a separate web identity. If the spiders ignore redirects, a visually impaired (a.k.a.blind) person misses the opportunity to evaluate products...
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