AccessComics: An accessible digital comic book reader for people with visual impairments
- 주제(키워드) Audiobooks , Blind , Comics , EBooks , People with visual impairments , Screen readers
- 관리정보기술 faculty
- 등재 SCOPUS
- 발행기관 Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
- 발행년도 2021
- 총서유형 Journal
- 회의명 18th International Web for All Conference, W4A 2021
- 일자 19 April 2021 through 20 April 2021
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000182085
- ISBN 9781450382120
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3430263.3452425
초록/요약
A number of researches have been conducted to improve the accessibility of various types of images on the web (e.g., photos and artworks) for people with visual impairments. However, little has been studied on making comics accessible. As a formative study, we first conducted an online survey with 68 participants who are blind or have low vision. Based on their prior experiences with audio-books and eBooks, we propose AccessComics, an accessible digital comic book reader for people with visual impairments. An interview study and prototype evaluation with eight participants with visual impairments revealed implications that can further improve the accessibility of comic books for people with visual impairments. The results showed that the participants' preferred features of the prototype, audiobook and eBook. © 2021 ACM.
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