- From: Simon Harper <zzalszsh@fs1.mcc.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 08:28:03 -0000
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
I Apologise for any Cross-Postings (Reading time = 5 minutes) 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 at: simon.harper@mcc.ac.uk (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. ======================== 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: simon.harper@mcc.ac.uk
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