Title :
Interactive talking books for the blind on CD-ROM
Author :
Nielson, Gregory ; Harvey, Greg
Author_Institution :
Express-way Software Inc., Columbia, MD, USA
Abstract :
Braille and audio-recorded materials do not meet the information needs of the blind today. Interactive information on CD-ROM can benefit hundreds of thousands of blind persons who are at a disadvantage with the types of information services now in use. The goal is to provide reference, educational, and leisure reading materials to the blind and visually impaired on CD-ROM disks. Using a simple-to-operate and inexpensive consumer CD-ROM platform, the authors can supply indexed reading material which is spoken by a computer or recorded human voice. The individual would use a simple remote control to respond to spoken menus, for selecting material of interest
Keywords :
CD-ROMs; audio recording; audio systems; full-text databases; handicapped aids; indexing; information needs; interactive systems; literature; speech synthesis; CD-ROM; blind people; indexed reading material; information needs; information services; interactive talking books; recorded human voice; remote control; spoken menus; visually impaired people; Analog computers; Books; CD-ROMs; Encyclopedias; Explosions; Human voice; Information resources; Libraries; Proposals; Read only memory;
Conference_Titel :
Computing Applications to Assist Persons with Disabilities, 1992., Proceedings of the Johns Hopkins National Search for
Conference_Location :
Laurel, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2730-1
DOI :
10.1109/CAAPWD.1992.217373
