MouseLupe - An accessibility tool for people with low vision

This paper presents a new accessibility tool developed to help people with low vision disabilities. The tool was initially designed to aid in Web navigation, but it can also be useful in other applications. First, we describe the importance of the Web as a source of information and knowledge and explain the main difficulties that disabled people have in accessing Web pages. We present relevant software applications for accessibility of people with low vision and explain their features and limitations. The developed tool named, MouseLupe, its characteristics and main contributions are presented in detail. Finally, we show a comparison of the developed tool with other related applications highlighting its efficiency and usefulness.