Techniques to present a user interface for the visually impaired

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• dividing a user interface area of a user interface into a plurality of sections;
• mapping a different audible tone to each one of the plurality of sections;
• associating each one of the plurality of sections with a category;
• displaying a pane in one section of the plurality of sections, the pane having information about the category associated with the one section;
• receiving a first touch gesture on the pane;
• outputting a first audio signal having an audible tone mapped to the one section;
• and
• depending on a type of the first touch gesture, outputting speech data for at least some of the information, the at least some of the information depending on a duration and a direction of the first touch gesture.

A non-transitory computer readable medium on which are stored instructions that, when executed, cause a programmable device to:

• divide a user interface area of a user interface into a plurality of sections;
• map a different audible tone to each one of the plurality of sections;
• associate each one of the plurality of sections with a category;
• display a pane in one section of the plurality of sections, the pane having information about the category associated with the one section;
• receive a first touch gesture on the pane;
• output a first audio signal having an audible tone mapped to the one section;
• and
• depending on a type of the first touch gesture, output speech data for at least some of the information, the at least some of the information depending on a duration and a direction of the first touch gesture.