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Quote: testing blind users with screenreaders; listened incredibly fast; scan with their ears

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Group:
testing and evaluating user interfaces
Topic:
browsing with a user interface
Topic:
direct engagement and theater in a user interface
Topic:
ease of use
Topic:
user-centered design

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Between November 2002 and February 2003, we observed … read the screen to them (screenreaders). Participants used … [ref] and three used Window-Eyes [ref]. … [p. 40] Most users of screenreaders listen at an … Our focus has been understanding how blind users … Most blind users are just as impatient as … [p 41] They want to get the information they need as quickly … They "scan" with their ears, listening to just … They listen to the first few words of … the next link, next line, next heading, next … [p. 43 Many screenreader users do not want a special version ("text version") ... [p. 45] Guideline 11. Make links descriptive. … [p. 46] Guideline 14. Start question headings with a … [e.g., "Literacy: What is it?"]   Google-1   Google-2

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Additional Titles

Quote: blind users do not want a special, text version of web pages
Quote: blind users scan the first few words; e.g., start questions with a keyword, use descriptive links

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Group: testing and evaluating user interfaces   (9 topics, 258 quotes)
Topic: browsing with a user interface (14 items)
Topic: direct engagement and theater in a user interface (35 items)
Topic: ease of use (46 items)
Topic: user-centered design (65 items)

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