Bridging the Digital Accessibility Gap through MAISON Services
MAISON is implemented as a middleware service to help minimize the extraneous load on users who are blind, while they search and access to materials from the large and diverse collection of resources available on NSDL. MAISON establishes as precisely as possible, the information needed, based on the current search context and user preferences. The MAISON middleware provides a new CSIP-A protocol that enables development of user interfaces that can deliver contextually informed strand map navigation. The adaptation strategies currently implemented include strand map reduction, upcoming key concepts preview, and summary preview. The ongoing extensions to the MAISON middleware include document, web page, and web site preview APIs for improved access to external digital resources linked to the underlying information space.
