User interface of a document-processing reader for the blind

Abstract

After describing the problems that blind users face in accessing conventional printed documents, we give an overview of a document-processing reader for OS/2. The discussion concerns mainly the user interface of the system, since GUIs present serious problems for blind users. Instead of icons and a mouse, the system interface is built around voice menus and a numeric keypad. A structured file is also created to allow users to read a text quickly after the scanning and character recognition is complete.