Renarrating web pages for improving information accessibility

Abstract

In this paper we focus on the human users and aid them in better knowledge formation. We suggest that users face accessibility challenges in gathering information, especially when it is in a different representation system than they are used to. We identify this as a semantic gap. To overcome this we propose a client-side, browser based information modification tool called Renarration UI. We focus on both the design and implementation aspects of this tool and validate it by conducting an empirical study (n=10). Results are encouraging and suggest that renarration of web pages has potential to address these information accessibility issues.