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From: E.A. Draffan
Date: May 10, 2012 4:59PM

I am not sure this is relevant but we have been researching similar issues of readability in relation to using web sites and services with text resizingm increased line spacing, text to speech etc. We cannot help with PDFs but have developed the ATbar (www.atbar.org) for English and Arabic speakers. It has several features that were requested by students who found some aspects of the web hard to access (in particular those who have dyslexia and do not always have AT available). It is hoped that in the future we will be able to ask users to allow us to track how they are using the toolbar so we can learn more about user requirements.

At present ATbar has several features that are available within browsers, but as it works with all the main browsers it solves the issue of where some feature may work in Chrome but not Firefox or Internet Explorer or vice versa. It is also customisable with use of the marketplace to build a personalised toolbar. http://marketplace.atbar.org/en/

It is very much work in progress by the team and the developer Seb Skuse. Being an open source project funded by the Mada Center in Qatar, we are really keen to encourage a community around the ATkit framework both in English and Arabic http://api.atbar.org/ .

It would be great to collaborate!

Best wishes E.A.

Mrs E.A. Draffan
ECS, University of Southampton,
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