A Web-based Platform for Interactive Image Sonification

We present a web-based sonification platform that allows blind users to interactively experience a wide range of information using two nowadays widespread technologies: modern web browsers that implement high-level JavaScript APIs and touch-sensitive displays such as provided by, e.g., tablets. This way, blind users can easily access information such as, e.g., maps or graphs. Our current prototype provides a variety of different sonifications that can be switched depending on the image type and user preference. The prototype runs in Chrome and Firefox on PCs, smart phones, and tablets.