Flex Picture eBook: Software for the Creation of Accessible Interactive Images
摘要
Flex Picture eBook utilizes interactive images, containing multiple levels of complexity which are adaptable to the demands of visually impaired children. However, creating these images requires a lot of time and technical knowledge [1]. To reduce this workload, a plugin suite for Adobe Illustrator [2] was developed, that allows artists to create these illustrations inside of the software they are used to. With these tools, they are able to imbue their work with multi-layer switching functionality, giving their users the ability to select one of 5 levels of accessibility, as well as allowing zooming in on elements they selected. This software also gives artists the ability of animating complex movements. All this can be done inside of Illustrator, without having to leave the software. This paper focuses on the guidelines developed for the creation of these images, as well as the software that was created to make the production of the illustrations possible.