The Graphical User Interface: Crisis, Danger, and Opportunity.

Boyd, L. H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ425711

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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The Graphical User Interface: Crisis, Danger, and Opportunity.

Boyd, L. H.; And Others

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, v84 n10 p496-502 Dec 1990

This article describes differences between the graphical user interface and traditional character-based interface systems, identifies potential problems posed by graphic computing environments for blind computer users, and describes some programs and strategies that are being developed to provide access to those environments. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Display Systems, Input Output Devices, Man Machine Systems, Microcomputers, Technological Advancement, Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue on Danger and Opportunity: Technological Issues for the 1990s.