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• Understanding Digital Content Creation Needs of Blind and Low Vision People

  Lotus Zhang, Simon Sun, Leah Findlater · 2023 · Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2023)

  This mixed-method study investigates the digital content creation needs, interests, and experiences of blind and low vision (BLV) people through a large-scale survey (N=165) and follow-up interviews (N=15). The research addresses a gap in accessibility research, which has…

  blind and low vision · content creation · creativity · digital accessibility · screen readers

• Online Learning Accessibility during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Shanna Russ, Foad Hamidi · 2021 · Proceedings of the 18th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This literature review examines 14 papers published over the past decade on e-learning accessibility, reframing their findings through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on K-12 education. During the pandemic, elementary, middle, and high schools made an emergency…

  education accessibility · online learning · universal design for learning · WCAG · digital accessibility

• A Return to Community: Flintstones or Jetsons?

  Vivienne Conway · 2020 · Proceedings of the 17th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This keynote-style paper uses the cultural lens of two iconic 1960s cartoons — The Flintstones and The Jetsons — to reflect on how automation and technology are shaping the lives of people with disabilities. Dr. Conway, writing from Western Australia during the early days of the…

  digital accessibility · automation · assistive technology · disability representation · home automation

• Access Differential and Inequitable Access: Inaccessibility for Doctoral Students in Computing

  Kristen Shinohara, Michael McQuaid, Nayeri Jacobo · 2020 · Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This paper investigates why the pipeline of students with disabilities pursuing doctoral degrees in computing remains so thin, despite increased support at the undergraduate level. In 2018, the NSF reported that only about 3% of math and computer science PhD recipients…

  education accessibility · disability rights · deaf and hard of hearing · blindness and low vision · digital accessibility

• Considerations for Implementing a Holistic Organisational Approach to Accessibility

  Chris Bailey, Voula Gkatzidou · 2017 · Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper proposes a human-centred model of accessibility that moves beyond treating accessibility as a purely technical standards-compliance exercise. The authors argue that accessibility, usability, and user experience are interdependent quality attributes that must all be at…

  organizational accessibility · accessibility maturity · accessibility policy · user experience · human-centred design

• The United States' Legislative Impact on eAccessibility: What the European Union Can Learn

  Robert Huffaker · 2014 · Proceedings of the 11th Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper compares accessibility legislation and enforcement mechanisms in the United States and European Union, examining how each region's legal framework impacts website accessibility for people with disabilities. The author traces the evolution of US accessibility law from…

  accessibility law · policy · Section 508 · ADA · European Union

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