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Hi there, I'm working at the University of Manchester on WWW
browsing and searching technologies for visually impaired people.
As part of this research I'm trying to find out how Sighted and
Visually Impaired users navigate the Web such that I can design
applications that give more appropriate feedback to a visually
impaired person.
So now I need your help. I have a series of instructions and
questions (below) which I'm hoping will enable me to see the sort of
implicit feedback given to sighted users and not to visually impaired
users, by web browsers that give visual feedback.
I'd like as many people as possible to complete the tasks and
answer the questions. The form can then be emailed back to me
by at: [log in to unmask] (or by using the email 'Reply'
facility). The Information will be summarized by me and I will post
this summary to the group in the new year for your information.
Any help you give is greatly appreciated.
Instructions and Questions Follow
(Approx Completion Time is 10 Minutes)
1, Do you consider yourself to be visually impaired?
2, Goto http://www.imdb.com
2a, How do you know the page is loading?
2b, How do you know the page has loaded?
3, Draw or describe the layout of the screen in rough areas?
3a, How long did it take to find this out?
3b, How would you label each area?
3c, Is the layout familiar, and in what way?
3d, If each of the areas you’ve identified above have different
sections what are they?
4, Can you search for a movie title?
4a, If you can, how do you know?
4, Search for the Movie “Heart Beat”.
4a, How long did it take from starting the search to 'seeing' the
cover graphic did it take?
4b, Is the page layout (excluding sections) maintained?
5, Where was Heart Beat Filmed?
5a, How long did it take to find this out?
6, What is the run-time?
6a, How long did it take to find this out?
7, Are all the options on the left hand side selectable?
7a, If not, which is the first option that is not selectable?
7b, How long did it take to find this out?
The END
Thanks for your time and help
Simon.
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Simon HARPER
Teaching and Learning Support (TaLS) Unit - Technical
Manchester Computing
University of Manchester
Oxford Road, MANCHESTER, M13 9PL
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone +44 (0)161 275 7043
Fax +44 (0)161 275 6040
Website http://www.man.ac.uk/tals/
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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