Extracting Graphical Information from Arabic e-Documents for Visually Impaired People
Abdul Khader Jilani Saudagar
Abdul Khader Jilani Saudagar, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Manuscript received on 15 April 2015 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 April 2015 | Manuscript Published on 30 April 2015 | PP: 214-219 | Volume-4 Issue-4, April 2015 | Retrieval Number: D3969044415/15©BEIESP
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Abstract: Information graphics play a crucial role in a variety of multimodal documents, especially when the concern is about Arabic language which is widely used by many people in the world for communication. Alas, visually impaired people who utilize screen reader software’s to steer through such electronic documents have restricted access to the graphics. This research work facilitates blind users to put on access to information graphics that materialize on web pages of Arabic websites and electronic documents. The interface is put into operation as a browser adjunct that instigate by a key hit combination. The result of this research work is a textual synopsis of the graphic, the basic content of which is the hypothesized message of the graphic creator. The textual synopsis of the graphic is then passing on to the end user by screen reader software. The carried work has the following benefits 1) not entails any action on the side of the website developer, and 2) giving the end user with the message that individual can gain the knowledge from viewing the graphics. Overall this work results in a system interface which is easy to handle and an effective way of communicating the informational content of graphics to the visually impaired people in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Keywords: Accessibility, Information Graphics, Multimodal Documents, Visually Impaired.
Scope of the Article: Computer Graphics, Simulation, and Modelling