Int J Rehabil Res. 2003 Jun;26(2):145-7.

Investigating the usability of a screen reader and mental models of blind users in the Windows environment.

Kurniawan SH, Sutcliffe AG, Blenkhorn PL, Shin JE.

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Department of Computation, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, UK. s.kurniawan@co.umist.ac.uk

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The study explored blind users' mental models and strategies in coping with the Windows environment and investigated the relationship between users' mental models and usability problems they face when using a screen reader. The study found that blind users possess a functional or structural mental model or a combination thereof. Blind users also have a rich and highly procedural strategy for coping with a new Windows environment and application. Users' established mental models developed from using a familiar screen reader were found to contribute to problems in using a new screen reader.

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