| About Web Eyes
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Web Eyes™ allows web sites to meet the requirements of Section 508
for low vision users without the need to maintain separate websites with
identical content. |
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The Law
Section 508 of
the Rehabilitation Act requires accessibility for low-vision users to all
federal government (.gov) and military (.mil) websites. Specific
guidelines stipulate that all web-based content must be viewable by a person
with low vision (defined as visual acuity between 20/70 to 20/200 after
correction), "...without relying on audio input since many people with low
vision may also have a hearing loss."
-section 508
Part1194.26 Subpart C and telecommunications Act, Title 47, Chapter1,
Subchapter A, Part 6. Enacted 25 June 2001.
Section 508
Section 508 of
the Rehabilitation Act is a complement to the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), specifying accessibility compliance for all federal Internet and
Intranet web sites and service kiosks. Section 508 is a mandate calling for
specific action to ensure equal access to digital information (text, forms,
graphics) for persons with disabilities.
ADA
Enacted July
26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination and
ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities.
Accessibility
– Web Eyes™ is a reading interface
software solution that extends and enhances the reading experience of
electronically delivered content (web site content) for all customers: sighted,
low-vision, dyslexic and scotopically-sensitive.
Features
Web Eyes™
is a browser plug-in that takes existing web content designed for sighted users
and makes that content accessible in multiple renderings for low-vision,
dyslexic, and scotopically-sensitive users. Addressing Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act, and written following the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
guidelines, Web Eyesä brings accessibility features to the Internet and
the web:
- User-driven
font sizing (4 points to 144 points), providing comfort at any reading distance
(for most users this is 18 points).
- Font
resizing of text and menu items, dialog boxes, tables, forms,
graphics.
- Non-scrolling text prevents Optokenetic Nystagmus, the
reflex that causes eye fatigue when the eye "jumps" to follow scrolling line
movement.
- Keyboard and
mouse independent navigation supporting all disability-compliance standards,
allowing users who are dependent on one operational modality to use the
software.
- Column
widths that automatically adjust according to selected font size, preventing
the user’s eyes from skipping lines during reading.
- Shaded
background reduces reflectivity, extending reading capabilities for longer
periods of time without fatigue. This is a particularly important function for
addressing the needs of low vision users, dyslexic readers and
scotopically-sensitive readers.
WebEyes
and URM
A pioneer and
leading provider of Usability Relationship Management (URM) technologies, ION
developed Web Eyes™ attentive to the needs of all users: sighted,
low-vision, dyslexic and scotopically-sensitive. Employing the URM approach, we
developed a software reading interface that greatly enhances the user's
immersive reading experience. Our patented features (non-scrolling text,
logical reflow technique and user-driven font resizing) make reading digital
content the most comfortable reading experience imaginable.
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