GVU Technical Report Number:
GIT-GVU-92-05
Title:
The Mercator Environment: A Nonvisual Interface to X Windows and Unix
Workstations
Authors:
Elizabeth Mynatt
W. Keith Edwards
Abstract:
User interfaces to computer workstations are heavily dependent on
visual information. These Graphical User Interfaces, commonly
found on powerful desktop computers, are almost completely
inaccessible to blind and visually impaired individuals. In order
to make these types of computers accessible to non-sighted users,
it will be necessary to develop a new interface which replaces the
visual communication with audio and tactile communication. This
paper describes the Mercator Environment--an auditory and tactile
interface to X Windows and Unix workstations designed for the
visually impaired.
Keywords:
User interfaces, auditory interfaces, visual impairment, auditory
icons, rooms, three dimensional audio
You can access this technical report via:
PDF
Postscript
|
