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Accessibility of internet services for visually impaired persons by means of Text-To-Speech technology. Benefits-costs perspective

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  • Popescu Florin Gabriel

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Access of the persons with disabilities to services provided by the Internet is an important aspect of everyday existence of these people with special needs. In the particular case of blind people, the Internet offers unprecedented opportunities for an independent living, the fundamental challenge for any disabled person. In this paper we present some aspects of Internet accessibility via Text-To-Speech (TTS) technology, from a benefits-costs perspective. This assistive technology transforms into speech the texts gathered from accessing of web and email services of the Internet.

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  • Popescu Florin Gabriel, 2015. "Accessibility of internet services for visually impaired persons by means of Text-To-Speech technology. Benefits-costs perspective," Impact of Socio-economic and Technological Transformations at National, European and International Level (ISETT), Institute for World Economy, Romanian Academy, vol. 8.
    • Handle: RePEc:iem:imptrs:v:8:y:2015:id:2822000009389083
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    Keywords

    accessibility; Internet services; web; e-mail; visually impaired; text-to-speech; assistive technology;
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    JEL classification:

    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
    • L63 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Microelectronics; Computers; Communications Equipment
    • C88 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Other Computer Software
    • C99 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Other

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