Testing web-based solutions for improving reading tasks in dyslexic and neuro-typical users
Testing web-based solutions for improving reading tasks in dyslexic and neuro-typical users
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DOI：
10.1007/s11042-019-7273-5
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发表时间：
2019-05-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Venturini, Giulia
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作者：
Damiano, Rossana;Gena, Cristina;Venturini, Giulia
本研究调查了阅读障碍者和正常读者的网站可读性。该文件的目的是双重的：一方面，它是旨在评估我们是否以及如何可以提高网页的无障碍阅读障碍的用户的水平，并确定哪些新的无障碍阅读可以添加到目前的WCAG网页无障碍阅读指南的建议。为了实现这一目标，我们设计了一个测试，针对被诊断为阅读障碍的学生（N=26）。结果表明，对页面样式的进一步修改超出了WCAG的考虑范围（例如，字体类型、大小和列宽）受到具有阅读障碍的用户的赞赏，并且可以被认为是这种用户的附加个性化选项。另一方面，我们想知道，在阅读任务中，为有阅读障碍的用户设计的特定字体是否也会受到神经典型用户的欢迎。第二个在线实验的结果突出显示，与常规的无衬线字体相比，神经典型用户（N=199）和具有阅读障碍的用户（N=30）更喜欢这种字体用于阅读任务。
This study investigates the readability of web sites for users with dyslexia as well as neuro-typical readers. The aim of the paper is twofold: on the one hand, it is aimed at assessing whether and how we can improve the level of web pages accessibility for users with dyslexia, and to determine which new requisites could be added to the current ones proposed from the WCAG guidelines for web accessibility. In order to achieve this goal, we designed a test targeted to students diagnosed with dyslexia (N=26). Results showed that further modifications to the page style beyond those considered by WCAG (e.g., font type, size and column width) were appreciated by users with dyslexia and may be considered as additional personalization options for this kind of users. On the other hand, we would like to discover if the exploitation of a specific font designed for users with dyslexia would be also welcomed by neuro-typical users in reading tasks. The results of a second on line experiment highlight that neuro-typical users (N=199) and users with dyslexia (N=30) prefer this font for reading tasks, compared to a regular sans-serif font.