Lunar Tabs: An Intelligent Screen Reader Friendly Guitar Tab Reader

Abstract

Lunar Tabs is an intelligent screen reader friendly application that makes the millions of guitar tabs online accessible to persons with low vision. An accessible user interface is designed for different use scenarios including for desktop platforms and mobile devices. Methods are developed to convey repetition information in music effectively over a screen-reader, and capabilities to use the application in several hands-free modes are prototyped. User studies are conducted to evaluate the technology’s potential impact in the blind/low vision community.