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Converting Optically Scanned Regular or Irregular Tables to a Standardised Markup Format to Be Accessible to Vision-Impaired
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Nazemi, Azadeh; Murray, Iain; Fernaando, Chandrika; McMeekin, David A. – World Journal of Education, 2016
Documents use tables to communicate multidimensional information clearly, summarise and present data in an easy-to-interpret way. Tabular information in scanned PDF due to its nature without further processing is not accessible for vision-impaired people who use assistive technology such as screen readers. The lack of access to table contents…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Assistive Technology, Automation, Tables (Data)