Is the GUI approach to Computer Development (For Example, Mac, and Windows Technology) a Threat to Computer Users Who Are Blind?.

Melrose, S.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1995

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Is the GUI approach to Computer Development (For Example, Mac, and Windows Technology) a Threat to Computer Users Who Are Blind?

Melrose, S.; And Others

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v89 n1 p4-6 Jan-Feb 1995

In this point/counterpoint feature, S. Melrose contends that complex graphical user interfaces (GUIs) threaten the independence and equal employment of individuals with blindness. D. Wakefield then points out that access to the Windows software program for blind computer users is extremely unpredictable, and J. Gill describes a major European project to study the GUI problem. (JDD)

Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Display Systems, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Screen Design (Computers)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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