Automated assistive technology for the visually impaired

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing thereon computer-readable instructions for performing operations, comprising:

• obtaining an initial document;
• parsing the initial document to generate an intermediate document that conforms to an intermediate format;
• obtaining a template including computer-readable instructions for converting the intermediate document into an accessible document;
• and
• executing the template such that an accessible document is generated from the intermediate document, wherein the accessible document includes a plurality of tags that designate an order of a plurality of regions of the accessible document, wherein the plurality of tags conform to a set of accessibility standards for generating documents for visually impaired individuals.

A method, comprising:

• processor configured for
• obtaining an initial document;
• parsing the initial document to identify a plurality of regions of the initial document;
• obtaining computer-readable instructions for generating an accessible document including the plurality of regions;
• and
• executing the computer-readable instructions such that an accessible document including the plurality of regions is generated, wherein the accessible document includes a plurality of tags that designate an order of the plurality of regions of the accessible document;
• wherein the designated order of the plurality of regions of the accessible document is different from an order of the plurality of regions in the initial document.

A method, comprising:

• processor configured for
• obtaining a set of initial documents, each of the set of initial documents being a first document type;
• parsing each of the set of initial documents to identify a plurality of regions of the corresponding one of the set of initial documents;
• obtaining computer-readable instructions for generating an accessible document including the plurality of regions for the first document type;
• and
• executing the computer-readable instructions such that an accessible document is generated for each of the set of initial documents, wherein the accessible document includes a plurality of tags that designate an order of the plurality of regions of the accessible document;
• wherein the designated order of the plurality of regions of the accessible document is different from an order of the plurality of regions in the initial document.

A method, comprising:

• processor configured for
• obtaining an initial document in a print format;
• identifying the print format of the initial document as one of a plurality of print formats;
• applying a parser corresponding to the one of the plurality of print formats such that the initial document is parsed according to the print format of the initial document;
• generating an intermediate document that conforms to an intermediate format based upon results obtained from applying the parser;
• generating a template for converting the intermediate document into an accessible document;
• saving the template;
• and
• executing the template such that an accessible document corresponding to the initial document is generated, wherein the accessible document includes a plurality of tags that designate an order of a plurality of regions of the accessible document.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, the processor and/or the memory being configured for:
• obtaining an initial document in a print format;
• identifying the print format of the initial document as one of a plurality of print formats;
• applying a parser corresponding to the one of the plurality of print formats such that the initial document is parsed according to the print format of the initial document;
• generating an intermediate document that conforms to an intermediate format based upon results obtained from applying the parser;
• obtaining a template for converting the intermediate document into an accessible document;
• and
• executing the template such that an accessible document corresponding to the initial document is generated, wherein the accessible document includes a plurality of tags that designate an order of a plurality of regions of the accessible document.