EasyTrans: Accessible Translation System for Blind Translators

Al-Bassam, Dina; Alotaibi, Hessah; Alotaibi, Samira; Al‐Khalifa, Hend S.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-41267-2_83

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“…Nevertheless, and in spite of the progress made to date in the area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), recent experience reports by end users as well as research work have suggested that leading desktop-based CAT tool providers fail to consider the particular needs of screen reader users when developing their software [6,7]. Although some efforts have been devoted in the past to developing translation tool prototypes that particularly target blind translators [1], we contend that, for them to be treated equally as their sighted peers at a professional level, accessibility should be built into the development and design practices of the commercial tools available on the market.…”

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Is Web-Based Computer-Aided Translation (CAT) Software Usable for Blind Translators?

Vázquez

Fitzpatrick

O’Brien

2018

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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In spite of the progress made to date in the area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), recent experience reports by end users as well as research work have suggested that leading desktop-based Computer-Aided Translation (CAT) tool providers fail to consider the particular needs of screen reader users when developing their software. The study presented in this paper was conducted to assess the usability of two popular online CAT tools (Matecat and Memsource) that could serve as an alternative solution to inaccessible desktop applications. Findings indicate that Matecat is significantly more usable than Memsource, although changes would be needed in the former for blind translators to be able to perform a translation job completely autonomously and efficiently. Overall, our study suggests that accessibility awareness is still low in the translation technology industry, and that further research and development is needed in to guarantee equal opportunities for all in the translation market.

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confidence: 99%