The article presents the idea of creating a blindfriendly Versatile Multimodal Linear Interface (VMLI) model for touchscreen-based devices as well as the results of pilot study and implementation of VMLI.VMLI enhances operation of touchscreen-based mobile devices and facilitates the use of a touchscreen by the blind. VMLI transforms a planar layout of objects into hierarchically structured linear lists that allow nonsequential access to items. List items are read by VMLI using installed text-to-speech software; users navigate through lists and select items using specific touchscreen gestures preferred by the blind. VMLI allows choosing user's preferred method of text input: using a virtual QWERTY keyboard, a virtual Braille keyboard or a physical one of a Braille notetaker. The results of preliminary research on pilot implementation of VMLI into the Android system, concerning functions like managing contacts and composing messages to
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