title: A tool for improving the Web accessibility of visually handicapped persons.
abstract: Abstract Much has been written concerning the difficulties faced by visually handicapped persons when they access the internet. To solve some of the problems and to make web pages more accessible, we developed a tool we call the "Easy Bar," which works as a toolbar on the web browser. The functions of the Easy Bar are to change the size of web texts and images, to adjust the color, and to clear cached data that is automatically saved by the web browser. These functions are executed with ease by clicking buttons and operating a pull-down list. Since the icons built into Easy Bar are quite large, it is not necessary for the user to deal with delicate operations. The functions of Easy Bar run on any web page without increasing the processing time. For the visually handicapped, Easy Bar would contribute greatly to improved web accessibility to medical information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. tad-f@info.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tadayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiki
authors.forename: Eisuke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hanada
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Antoku
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nose
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007564:Japan; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities