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  • "Not Only Annoying but Dangerous": devising an ecology of protections for photosensitive social media users

    Rua Mae Williams, Chorong Park, Laila Sameer Dodhy, Monaami Pal, Atharva Anand Dnyanmote, Luchcha Angel Lam, Sean Joo · 2024 · Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

    This multi-pronged exploratory study investigates the ecosystem of protections needed for photosensitive social media users — people who experience seizures, migraines, nausea, dizziness, or other physiological symptoms when exposed to flashing or strobing graphics. The research…

    photosensitivity · epilepsy · social media · flashing content · GIF

  • The Promise and Pitfalls of Web Accessibility Overlays for Blind and Low Vision Users

    Tlamelo Makati, Garreth W. Tigwell, Kristen Shinohara · 2024 · Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2024)

    This study provides the first substantial empirical evidence from blind and low-vision users about their experiences with web accessibility overlays—third-party JavaScript tools that claim to enhance website usability for people with disabilities by adding an additional…

    web accessibility · accessibility overlays · screen readers · blind users · low vision

  • Accessibility Guidelines and Standards: Analyzing Stack Overflow Posts

    Asmaa Mansour Alghamdi, Wajdi Aljedaani, Marcelo M. Eler, Stephanie Ludi · 2024 · Proceedings of the 21st International Web for All Conference (W4A '24)

    This study analyses 5,092 Stack Overflow posts related to web accessibility (from an initial dataset of 8,538 posts tagged with "accessibility" or "WCAG" between 2008 and 2022) to understand the practical challenges developers face when implementing accessibility guidelines.…

    WCAG · web development · developer experience · accessibility testing · screen readers

  • A Universal Web Accessibility Feedback Form: A Participatory Design Study

    Adrian Wegener, Kathrin Fausel, Saskia Haug, Alexander Maedche · 2024 · Proceedings of the 21st International Web for All Conference (W4A)

    This paper addresses a gap in web accessibility practice: while automated testing tools can catch structural violations, they cannot reliably assess the quality of alternative text, the usability of dynamic content, or many other issues that only human users can identify. The EU…

    web accessibility · participatory design · visual impairments · feedback mechanisms · user-centered design

  • Does ChatGPT Generate Accessible Code? Investigating Accessibility Challenges in LLM-Generated Source Code

    Wajdi Aljedaani, Abdulrahman Habib, Ahmed Aljohani, Marcelo Eler, Yunhe Feng · 2024 · Proceedings of the 21st International Web for All Conference (W4A)

    This paper presents the first empirical evaluation of the accessibility of web code generated by ChatGPT (GPT-3.5), examining both how accessible the generated code is and how well the model can fix accessibility violations. The study involved 88 web developers who prompted…

    web accessibility · large language models · ChatGPT · automated testing · WCAG

  • A11yPDF: Bridging the Gap to Inclusive PDFs

    Wajdi Aljedaani, Sandeep Kumar Rudhravaram, Akhila Chintham, Abdulrahman Habib, Marcelo M. Eler · 2024 · Proceedings of the 21st International Web for All Conference (W4A)

    This technical note introduces A11yPDF, a free web-based tool for evaluating the accessibility of PDF documents against WCAG 2.2 guidelines. The tool addresses key limitations of existing PDF accessibility checkers such as PDFA Inspector, PAVE, ABBYY FineReader, Common Look, and…

    PDF accessibility · automated testing · accessibility evaluation · document accessibility · WCAG

  • International Guidelines for Photosensitive Epilepsy: Gap Analysis and Recommendations

    J. Bern Jordan, Gregg C. Vanderheiden · 2024 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

    This paper provides the first comprehensive published comparison of five major international guidelines for limiting photosensitive epilepsy (PSE) risk from flashing content: UK Ofcom broadcast guidance, Japan's NHK/JBA guidelines, ISO 9241-391, ITU-R BT.1702, and W3C WCAG 2.x…

    photosensitive epilepsy · seizures · flashing content · video safety · standards comparison

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