Development of User Interface Design System for Touch Interface using Screen Reader

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26750218
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Tsukuba University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Miyagi Manabi 筑波技術大学, 障害者高等教育研究支援センター, 講師 (60447258)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 視覚障害 / タッチパネル / ユーザインタフェース / スクリーンリーダ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have developed a user interface design system for touch interface which enables blind persons to layout operation buttons using screen reader. An evaluation experiment showed that four blind persons could make their favorite user interface layout using the system on the tablet PC.

Free Research Field

福祉情報工学