Spindex (Speech Index) Improves Auditory Menu Acceptance and Navigation Performance
Myounghoon Jeon, Bruce N. Walker · 2011 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
This paper introduces the "spindex" (speech index), a novel auditory cue designed to improve navigation through spoken menus on mobile devices. The spindex works by pronouncing the first letter of each menu item before the full text-to-speech (TTS) rendering—analogous to the…
auditory interfaces · mobile accessibility · text-to-speech · screen readers · user interface design