How Do You Collect Data From Visually Impaired Participants Using Electronic Surveys?
Technology has brought many benefits to people with all varieties of impairments and challenges, including the visually impaired. Between adaptations to computers and human-assisted work-arounds, the visually impaired are able to participate in electronic surveys. There are several ways to go about data collection, although all take some planning and work to execute effectively. Design your survey using interactive audio software. Advances in speech-recognition technology allow users to speak their answers. Visually impaired respondents can listen and respond orally to surveys administered by computer or via telephone. Use large fonts in the visual implementation of your survey. Many researchers and educators have found that people who have visual difficulties, but are not actually blind, can respond to type that is large and clear enough. Choose clean, bold fonts with good contrast to complement the larger typeface. Administer your survey using computers with audio-readers and braille
