Wiki for Visual Impaired People: Exploring New Possibilities of Collaboration

The Internet usage has been growing significantly over the years. Following this trend, collaborative learning tools such as Wikis are becoming increasingly popular. The rise does not respect any social, age, ethnic barriers or those imposed by physical disabilities, including visual. This work presents possibilities for collaboration and challenges to be overcome by visual impaired people interacting with a Wiki environment called DVWiki. Based on a controlled experiment conducted with a group of users, the paper outlines an analysis and conclusions with regards to the tool by considering its collaborative features.