Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
51 results found tagged higher education.
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Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology (DO-IT) on the electronic highway
This paper describes DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology), a National Science Foundation-funded project based at the University of Washington's College of Engineering. DO-IT was designed to recruit and retain students w…
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A Web Accessibility Report Card for Top International University Web Sites
This paper from the University of Washington presents a comprehensive multi-method accessibility evaluation of the home pages of the top 100 international universities as ranked by the Times Higher Education Supplement 2006 World University Rankings.…
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Evaluating the Mobile Web Accessibility of Electronic Text for Print Impaired People in Higher Education
This paper from the University of Southampton presents an Accessibility Evaluation Framework for assessing how well mobile devices support electronic text (eText) reading for people with print impairments in higher education. Print disabilities are b…
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Accessibility barriers to online education for young adults with intellectual disabilities
This paper presents an emic ethnographic account of the accessibility barriers that young adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) encounter when using online education tools in a postsecondary environment. The authors—researchers and educators in …
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Masterplanning the digital campus to support learners with disabilities
This position paper from accessibility consultants at The Paciello Group argues that educational organizations delivering online learning need a strategic, holistic approach to digital accessibility rather than the reactive, remediation-based practic…
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A multi-method evaluation of university website accessibility: Foregrounding user-centred design, mining source code and using a quantitative metric
This extended abstract presents a multi-method model for evaluating the accessibility of university websites, with particular attention to the needs of students with sensory disabilities including deaf, visually impaired, and deafblind users. The res…
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Internet of Things (IoT) as Assistive Technology: Potential Applications in Tertiary Education
This short paper explores how consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices could serve as assistive technology for students with disabilities in tertiary education, based on qualitative interviews with five students representing hearing, mobility, print…
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The accessibility of administrative processes: Assessing the impacts on students in higher education
This paper investigates the impacts that administrative processes — such as applying for disability support, gaining medical evidence, registering for courses, and applying for government benefits — have on disabled university students. The research …
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On Accessibility Policies for Higher Education Institutions
This short paper analyses the web accessibility policies of twenty universities across Europe, the USA, Canada, and Australia to identify what constitutes an effective accessibility policy and provide guidance for institutions creating or revising th…
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Exploration of Automatic Speech Recognition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Higher Education Classes
This paper presents a qualitative study of how deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (Rochester Institute of Technology) experienced automatic speech recognition (ASR) as a supplemental access servic…