Improving Accessibility and Usability of Geo-referenced Statistical Data

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2003-06-04Author
Zhao, Haixia
Plaisant, Catherine
Shneiderman, Ben
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Several technology breakthroughs are needed to achieve the goals of
universal accessibility and usability. These goals are especially
challenging in the case of geo-referenced statistical data that many U.S.
government agencies supply. We present technical and user-interface design
challenges in accommodating users with low-end technology (slow network
connection and low-end machine) and users who are blind or
vision-impaired. Our solutions are presented and future work is discussed.
(UMIACS-TR-2003-37)
(HCIL-2003-11)