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UML4ALL Syntax – A Textual Notation for UML Diagrams

Authors : Claudia Loitsch, Karin Müller, Stephan Seifermann, Jörg Henß, Sebastian Krach, Gerhard Jaworek, Rainer Stiefelhagen

Published in: Computers Helping People with Special Needs

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

UML-based software modelling addresses the needs of sighted people but creates barriers for visually impaired people. Textual representations are a general premise to make modelling languages accessible for people with blindness, but their degree of accessibility differs. This paper presents the UML4ALL syntax designed to address the sequential way of working of blind people using screen reader technology. The proposed UML notation comprises four principles introduced in this paper. An evaluation with sighted and visually impaired people showed that the UML4ALL syntax has a good usability for both target groups.

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Web page of the PlantUML project: http://plantuml.com/.

Web page of the UML4ALL-Syntax: http://www.uml4all.net/en/index.html.

Web page of the Cooperate project: https://www.cooperate-project.de/index.php/en/.

Keywords of the UML4ALL-Syntax listed: http://www.uml4all.net/en/tables.html.

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Title: UML4ALL Syntax – A Textual Notation for UML Diagrams
Authors: Claudia Loitsch
Karin Müller
Stephan Seifermann
Jörg Henß
Sebastian Krach
Gerhard Jaworek
Rainer Stiefelhagen
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-94276-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-94277-3

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94277-3_93