Googles Prepares To Launch Accessible Search for the Visually Impaired
July 20, 2006Google is currently testing a beta version of Accessible Search for the Visually Challenged. According to information on the site, Google Accessible Search is “designed to identify and prioritize search results that are more easily usable by blind and visually impaired users.” The project is lead by T.V. Raman, a former IBM researcher who became blind from glaucoma as a child.
The visually impaired have an assortment of tools available to translate HTML text into voice adaptable messaging. However, without the aid of tools like Accessible Search, some of the web text is often translated into gibberish.
There are nearly 8 million visually impaired Internet users in the United States. To learn more, visit Google’s Accessible Search site by clicking here.
