The Impact of Presentation by Voice Media on Reading Speed when Visually Impaired Persons Read Complex Text Including High-level Content: Does Voice Presentation really improve Information Processing Speed?

摘要

The task of this paper is to clarify the impact of text presentation media on reading time of complex text that includes high-level content by visually impaired persons. Doubts remain as to whether the ability of visually impaired persons to hear and understand voice content more quickly would function when reading such text. Reading speed decreased in the order of presentation by voice media and braille booklets, revealing a significant difference between the two. On the other hand, it is difficult to imagine that the reading speed of complex text that includes high-level content using voice media can be approximated to the information processing speed of persons without impairment.