The Communication Technologies Branch of the United States National Cancer Institute has cunducted usability test with blind people to learn how they work with web-sites and what that means for designers and developers. They conclude that meeting the required accessibility standards doesn't necessarily mean that a web-site is usable for people with disabilities.
The authors describe how blind users work with their screen readers and present 31 guidelines based on their findings.
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Henrik Olsen
- January 17, 2005
See also: Research (128) Accessibility (13)