Supporting Interface Adaptation: the AVANTI Web-Browser

Abstract

The increasing use of Internet and the World Wide Web as a primary medium for communication and access to information is creating numerous opportunities and challenges for the population at large and especially for people with disabilities. The importance of supporting information exchange between all potential users in the context of the emerging Information Society has, therefore, increased significantly. This paper focuses on the employment of user interface adaptation techniques, for the provision of accessibility and high-quality interaction to Web-based applications and services to able-bodied, blind and motor-impaired users. The work reported has been conducted in the context of the ACTS AC042 AVANTI project of the European Commission.