Mouseless Media Player Aids the Visually Impaired

IBM will soon be launching a browser to make audio and video material easier to access for the visually impaired. The Accessibility Browser was created by Dr. Chieko Asakawa, a blind employee in the company’s Tokyo research lab. Dr. Asakawa had become increasingly frustrated when she could not access certain web sites. She decided to improve the situation by first developing a media player that could be totally accessed with only shortcut keys, instead of searching for control buttons by using a mouse. IBM will be making the A-browser available later in the year, and is counting on it being cost-free to those who want to utilize it.

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