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Design Implications for an Accessible Tracking Blocker

June. 12. 2015 von BlindFaith

Based on the requirements analysis we have drawn the following design implications for an accessible tracking blocker:

  • Control of blocked trackers: users should be able to decide, if a tracker is blocked or not, because some services are used although privacy concerns exist.
  • Personalization of warnings and information: e.g. acoustic warnings are important for blind users but considered as annoying by some visually impaired users.
  • Acoustic warnings are important for blind users: like the pattern used by the JAWS screen reader a short, concise tune shall be played, which informs the users that trackers are found or respectively blocked.
  • Visual feedback is important for visually impaired: visual feedback should not be to intrusive and sufficient contrast is an important factor. Participants explicitly mentioned that feedback should be provided on multiple channels.
  • Warnings should be used sparingly but additional information can be accessed easily: the user’s workflow should not be interrupted too often by warnings. But if further information is wanted, additional information should be provided by a keyboard shortcut.

Filed Under: Allgemein

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BlindFaith is funded in the 9th netidee call

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Goal

Supporting blind and visually impaired users to protect their privacy on the web

Duration

December 2014 - November 2015

Team

Austrian Institute of Technology in cooperation with Hilfsgemeinschaft (Austrian Association in Support of the Blind and Visually Impaired)

Lead

Elke Mattheiss (AIT, Innovation Systems Department)

Contact

blindfaith@tech-experience.at

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