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Skim-reading Strategies in Sighted and Visually-Impaired Individuals: A Comparative Study

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Tonja Machulla,

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PETRA '18: Proceedings of the 11th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference

Pages 170 - 177

https://doi.org/10.1145/3197768.3201535

Published: 26 June 2018 Publication History

Abstract

As the amount of readily available reading material increases, the ability to read selectively, or to skim-read, is becoming an important skill. In this paper, we report a comparative study of existing skim-reading strategies in sighted and visually impaired individuals. Using a think-aloud approach, we identified key features of visual documents that allow sighted users to adopt a highly flexible and goal-oriented approach to skim-reading. These features are mostly lost when documents are accessed in auditory form, as is commonly the case for visually impaired individuals. As a result, this group has to fall back on either less efficient or cognitively more demanding exploration strategies. From our results, we propose a list of six design implications to guide the development of future technologies assisting non-visual skimming.

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Skim-reading Strategies in Sighted and Visually-Impaired Individuals: A Comparative Study
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Accessibility
    1. Empirical studies in accessibility

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