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Re: Question on eyetracking and screenreader

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From: Matthew Betz
Date: Dec 8, 2011 2:00PM

Audio recording for simultaneous data comparison is really the best way to
go. As long as you have clear visual/audio cues, matching the streams
should not be too difficult either.

On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 13:57, J. B-Vincent < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I've done testing like this where the session was simply audiotaped. Keep
> in mind this will record a lot of information about the user's process of
> finding information as well as about what they're really interested in,
> both of which can be valuable.
>
> --- On Mon, 12/5/11, Björn Fisseler < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
> From: Björn Fisseler < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: [WebAIM] Question on eyetracking and screenreader
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Date: Monday, December 5, 2011, 11:49 AM
>
> Dear list,
>
> last week I attended a conferece and listened to a presentation on using
> eyetracking for usability evaluation, creating heat maps and similar
> data on what the user looks at. Now I thought about if there is
> something similar available for people who use a screenreader. Is it
> possible to track and trace what a screenreader user reads and where
> he/she navigates to? Does it make sense from your point of view? I could
> think about usability evaluations where you track what the people
> navigate to, how they explore a website they don't know yet. It would be
> interesting to do this otherwise than using methods like think-aloud.
>
> Regards
>
> Björn
>
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