Temple University, Philadephia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA.
Augment Altern Commun. 2010 Mar;26(1):21-9. doi: 10.3109/07434610903561654.
People with significant speech and motor disabilities often face obstacles attempting to navigate the World Wide Web. This is especially true for the millions of children and adults worldwide who rely on or could benefit from augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This study was designed to test the usability of WebAACcess, an accessibility enhancement tool designed to bypass some of the barriers to navigating the web. Using a repeated-measures research design, whereby subjects were their own controls, each of the 12 participants (7 with motor disabilities who used AAC and 5 peers without disabilities) navigated equivalent web pages using Internet Explorer alone and Internet Explorer with WebAACcess. Results consistently demonstrated that navigating using WebAACess with Internet Explorer was more efficient, easier, and equally effective for all of the participants than navigating with Internet Explorer alone.
患有严重言语和运动障碍的人在尝试浏览万维网时常常会遇到障碍。对于全世界数以百万计的儿童和成人来说，情况尤其如此，他们依赖或可能受益于辅助和替代性沟通（AAC）。本研究旨在测试 WebAACcess 的可用性，WebAACcess 是一种旨在克服浏览网页障碍的辅助工具。使用重复测量研究设计，即每个参与者都是自己的对照，12 名参与者（7 名患有运动障碍并使用 AAC 的参与者和 5 名无残疾的同龄人）分别使用 Internet Explorer 单独和 Internet Explorer 与 WebAACcess 浏览等效的网页。结果一致表明，对于所有参与者来说，使用 WebAACcess 与 Internet Explorer 导航比单独使用 Internet Explorer 导航更高效、更容易且同样有效。
