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Enabling the blind in virtual worlds

Published: 26 April 2010 Publication History

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The ongoing proliferation of virtual world applications present unusual accessibility challenges for blind computer users. IBM has implemented experimental techniques to address some of them, and the techniques are described and demonstrated.

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[1]
The Virtual Worlds User Interface for the Blind; http://damia.alphaworks.ibm.com/docs/.
[2]
http://news.cnet.com/Meet-the-metaverse%2C-your-new-digital-home/2100-1025_3-6175973.html
[3]
A brief video of the User Interface for the Blind; http://damia.alphaworks.ibm.com/docs/videos/vwuifb.mp4
[4]
Video; Annotating and receiving annotations; http://damia.alphaworks.ibm.com/docs/videos/annotating.mp4

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W4A '10: Proceedings of the 2010 International Cross Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)
April 2010
223 pages
ISBN:9781450300452
DOI:10.1145/1805986
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Published: 26 April 2010

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  1. blind accessibility
  2. online collaborative spaces
  3. virtual worlds

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