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  • WebAnywhere: Experiences with a New Delivery Model for Access Technology

    Jeffrey P. Bigham, Wendy Chisholm, Richard E. Ladner · 2010 · Proceedings of the 2010 International Cross Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

    This follow-up paper describes the evolution of WebAnywhere two years after its initial release, documenting how it expanded from a web-based screen reader for blind users into a broader platform for delivering access technology. Released publicly in June 2008, WebAnywhere…

    screen readers · blindness · low vision · web-based assistive technology · text-to-speech

  • AChecker: open, interactive, customizable, web accessibility checking

    Greg Gay, Cindy Qi Li · 2010 · Proceedings of the 2010 International Cross Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

    This paper introduces AChecker, an open-source web accessibility checker developed at the University of Toronto's Adaptive Technology Resource Centre. AChecker was designed to address two fundamental shortcomings of existing accessibility evaluation tools: the lack of…

    automated testing · accessibility evaluation · open source · WCAG compliance · accessibility tools

  • 3D HapticWebBrowser: towards universal web navigation for the visually impaired

    Nikolaos Kaklanis, Konstantinos Votis, Konstantinos Moustakas, Dimitrios Tzovaras · 2010 · Proceedings of the 2010 International Cross Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

    This paper presents the 3D HapticWebBrowser, a free open-source web browser that uses haptic (touch feedback) technology to enable visually impaired users to navigate web pages and explore 2D maps. The system transforms HTML elements into "hapgets" — haptically-enhanced 3D…

    haptic technology · visual impairment · blindness · multimodal interaction · accessible maps

  • ITHACA: An Open Source Framework for Building Component-Based Augmentative and Alternative Communication Applications

    Alexandros Pino, Georgios Kouroupetroglou · 2010 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

    This paper introduces ITHACA, an open source software framework for developing modular, customizable AAC applications. The authors address a persistent problem in assistive technology: AAC products are typically expensive, monolithic, difficult to customize, and limited in…

    augmentative and alternative communication · AAC · open source · assistive technology · component-based development

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