McMaster graduate creates technology to make the web more accessible for users with visual impairment
A nice profile piece published by McMaster highlights the work of one of their graduates in making the web more accessible for users with visual impairment.
Guy Meyer, who recently completed his Master’s in Computing and Software at McMaster University, developed a search engine interface for users with visual impairment as part of his Master’s thesis. SerpUI (Search Engine Results Page User Interface) is a free search engine tool that simplifies the Google search engine interface, using Google Cloud Services to translate the user’s speech into a search query and providing audible feedback.
Meyer is now collaborating with Dr. Kourosh Sabri, an ophthalmologist from the Faculty of Health Sciences, to develop a tool that would allow eye assessments to be completed by physicians remotely from patients’ homes.
“We ended up developing a remote testing room, where the patient would see a blank screen on their computer and Dr. Sabri could dispatch tests and assess them virtually,” Meyer said in the piece.
“There’s so much potential to a technology like this, both for visually impaired people and the professionals who care for them.”