Abstract
Our aim is to design web-based interactive materials for the hard-of-hearing persons based on an adequate understanding of their interaction style. We describe the results of an eye-tracking experiment that demonstrates behavioral differences between the hard-of-hearing and the hearing persons when using web-based materials.We found that the the hard-of-hearing persons exhibited a smaller strategic scan pattern, and shallower and more intuitive text processing. These findings suggest that the design of web-based materials, which currently only consider textual or image substitutes for auditory information, is insufficient for the hard-of-hearing persons.
