TAIG: textually accessible information graphics

Information graphics (such as bar charts and line graphs) are an important component of many documents. Unfortunately, these representations present serious access challenges for individuals with sight impairments. This paper describes our ongoing research on the TAIG system which is a part of a larger system whose long term goal is to enable visually impaired users to gain access to the content of information graphics and therefore benefit from these valuable resources. TAIG first provides the user with a brief textual summary of the graphic with the inferred overall message as the core content, and then will respond to follow-up questions which may request further detail about the graphic. CR Categories: H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interfaces-- [K.4.2]: Social Issues--Assistive technologies for persons with disabilities

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ASSETS
• Authors: Seniz Demir
• Keywords: ASSETS 2008, Emerging Technology, Information Graphics, Long Term Goal, TAIG