As the Internet grows and information becomes increasingly available online, the web needs to become accessible to everyone, including people with cognitive disabilities, who may not be able to fully or easily access all that the Internet offers. In order to address this issue, we worked alongside UMass Medical School to develop a set of easy to follow guidelines to simplify text passages using plain language standards. Utilizing eye tracking technologies we were able to measure the effectiveness and engagement of reading simplified text. Our project will aid the overall efforts of text simplification for web accessibility through our developed simplification process and supporting results.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• McAvoy, Kayla Marie
• Lally, Jennifer Michaela
• Greff, Tyler James
• DaBoll-Lavoie, Abigail Marion

Contributors

• Rochford, John
• Shojaeizadeh, Mina

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031816-145119

Advisor

• Djamasbi, Soussan

Year

• 2016

Sponsor

• UMass Medical School

Date created

• 2016-03-18

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Management Information Systems

Rights statement

• In Copyright