Title: Emerging Topics in Assistive Reading Technology: From Presentation to Content Accessibility,
Abstract: With the recent focus in the accessibility field, researchers from academia
and industry have been very active in developing innovative techniques and
tools for assistive technology. Especially with handheld devices getting ever
powerful and being able to recognize the user's voice, screen magnification for
individuals with low-vision, and eye tracking devices used in studies with
individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities, the science field is
quickly adapting and creating conclusions as well as products to help. In this
paper, we will focus on new technology and tools to help make reading
easier--including reformatting document presentation (for people with physical
vision impairments) and text simplification to make information itself easier
to interpret (for people with intellectual disabilities). A real-world case
study is reported based on our experience to make documents more accessible.