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This study will be conducted to propose such system that contains contents that meet capability and preference of Un-Educated user of rural community of Pakistan by making the websites more interactive and understandable for them. Visually with pictures, video or text, acoustically with sound or spoken Language considering regional languages (Voice Directions gives you turn by turn navigation instructions in voice), icons and menus.Our Proposed interface will robust the needs of Un-Educated people including information retrieval and learning. It will meet needs of illiterates and deal with the barriers they face in communicating to web. This work will help them to reduce their anxiety and fear of technology. The proposed prototype will support Un-Educated users through an interface that does not require reading skills to understand or use.
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Mahmood, Z., Shahzadi, S.S., Tariq, S. (2014). Content Management and User Interface for Uneducated People. In: Marcus, A. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services. DUXU 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8519. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_42
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