Data processing system and method for customizing data processing system output for sense-impaired users

A data processing system having customizable user output, said data processing system comprising:

• means for determining a user preference for an audio or visual user output;
• means, responsive to receipt of a user output to be presented by the data processing system, for automatically mapping a component of the user output characterized by a first audio or visual frequency range to a second audio or visual frequency range in accordance with said user preference to obtain a customized user output;
• and
• means for presenting said customized user output.

A program product, comprising:

• a user output manager encoded within a data processing system-usable medium, said user output manager including:
• instructions for causing a data processing system to determine a user preference for an audio or visual user output;
• and
• instructions, responsive to detecting a user output having component characterized by a first audio or visual frequency range, for causing the data processing system to automatically map the component of said user output to a second audio or visual frequency range in accordance with said user preference to obtain a customized user output for presentation by the data processing system.