Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
2661 reviews — page 181 of 267
-
CAN: Composable Accessibility Infrastructure via Data-Driven Crowdsourcing
This paper presents CAN (Composable Accessibility Infrastructure), a crowdsourcing platform that collects web accessibility issues from real websites and their open-source fixes, dynamically composes solutions on-the-fly, and delivers the crowdsource…
-
HoliBraille: Multipoint Vibrotactile Feedback on Mobile Devices
This paper introduces HoliBraille, a hardware prototype that enables both Braille input and output on standard mobile touchscreen devices using vibrotactile motors. The system attaches six small vibration motors to a 3D-printed case that fits over a …
-
Complexities of Practical Web Automation
This paper systematizes and analyzes the complexities involved in building practical, usable, and accessible web automation systems, drawing on published literature and the authors' years of experience developing automation tools for visually impaire…
-
Evaluation of DysWebxia: A Reading App Designed for People with Dyslexia
This paper presents the evaluation of DysWebxia, an iOS reading application specifically designed for people with dyslexia. The app integrates evidence-based text presentation features known to improve reading performance for people with dyslexia — i…
-
Detecting Readers with Dyslexia Using Machine Learning with Eye Tracking Measures
This paper presents the first machine learning model to automatically detect readers with dyslexia using eye tracking data. The authors trained a Support Vector Machine (SVM) binary classifier on a dataset of 1,135 readings from 97 Spanish-speaking p…
-
"Old Habits Die Hard!": Eyetracking Based Experiential Transcoding: A Study with Mobile Users
This paper presents an eyetracking-based approach to experiential transcoding — the practice of reformatting web pages into more accessible forms based on understanding how users actually experience and navigate content. The authors built on their ea…
-
DOM block clustering for enhanced sampling and evaluation
This paper addresses a fundamental challenge in web accessibility evaluation: large websites with thousands or tens of thousands of pages are practically impossible to fully evaluate, yet current sampling methods (random, best-guess, or convenience s…
-
The role of accessibility in a universal web
Written by leaders of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), this communications paper clarifies the relationship between web accessibility and broader concepts like universal design, inclusive design, and design for all. The authors argue that …
-
Complementing standards by demonstrating commitment and progress
Written by consultants at The Paciello Group, this position paper argues that treating digital accessibility solely as a standards compliance activity is insufficient for organizations with large, complex digital estates. The authors draw a parallel …
-
Towards a unified definition of web accessibility
This paper conducts a systematic conceptual analysis of 50 definitions of web accessibility drawn from books, academic papers, standards documents, guidelines, and online sources spanning 1996 to 2014, authored by researchers and practitioners from 2…