Perceptions of accessibility and usability by blind or visually impaired persons: A pilot study
Perceptions of accessibility and usability by blind or visually impaired persons: A pilot study
复制标题
盲人或视障人士对可访问性和可用性的看法：一项试点研究
DOI：
10.1002/pra2.2016.14505301120
复制
发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
--
通讯作者：
Shannon M. Tomlinson
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Shannon M. Tomlinson
这项试点研究利用定性访谈，从盲人或视力受损者的角度探讨对无障碍和可用性的看法。使用日常生活信息寻求（ELIS）和意义建构方法的框架，这项研究解决了文献中的一个空白;大多数对这一人群的研究要么是定量的，过时的，要么是基于任务的观察。通过五个深入的访谈，本研究提供了一个更细致入微的理解的看法，经验和意见的英属维尔京群岛的人谁使用屏幕阅读器与语音合成器作为与网络内容互动的主要方式。了解BVI人的信息需求和信息行为对于正确的网页设计非常重要，因为技术无障碍并不能确保可用性。特别是，它是影响信息行为的可访问性和可用性的感知。设计必须通过实证研究来提供信息，以便有效地帮助各种用户实现他们的信息目标。
This pilot study utilizes qualitative interviews to explore perceptions of accessibility and usability from the perspective of blind or visually impaired (BVI) persons. Using the frameworks of everyday life information seeking (ELIS) and the sense‐making approach, this research addresses a gap in the literature; most studies with this population are either quantitative, outdated, or task‐based observations. Through five in‐depth interviews, this study provides a more nuanced understanding of the perceptions, experiences, and opinions of BVI persons who use screen readers with a voice synthesizer as a primary modality of interaction with web content. Understanding the information needs and information behavior of BVI persons is important for proper web design, since technical accessibility does not ensure usability. In particular, it is the perception of accessibility and usability that affects information behavior. Design must be informed by empirical research in order for it to be effective in assisting a variety of users to accomplish their information goals.