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Most of the modern operating systems come with accessibility and screen reading features. They also have with basic word processing applications. However, many of the languages are still not supported in the screen reading application and neither do they come with features such as translation and transliteration (phonetic). Many plugins are available to overcome these barriers, but the visually impaired users and/or users without administrative privilege will not be able to install those in the local computer. This paper discusses about implementation of a rich internet application that enables users to have access to a free online word processor which can translate, transliterate and speak out words (in different languages) that have been typed, which can be very helpful for learners of foreign languages and visually impaired users.
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Imtiaz Hasan, S. (2011). Multi-language Online Word Processor for Learners and the Visually Impaired. In: Marcus, A. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice. DUXU 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6769. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21675-6_30
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