Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• On Accessibility Policies for Higher Education Institutions

  Giorgio Brajnik, Sanela Graca (2018) — Proceedings of the 15th International Web for All Conference (W4A 2018)

  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…

  • web accessibility
  • higher education
  • accessibility policy
  • WCAG
  • organizational accessibility
  • compliance
  • Section 508
  • ADA
  • accessibility evaluation
  • governance

• Comparative Analysis of Web Accessibility Standards and Regulations

  Shantanu D. Ladkat (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This doctoral consortium paper proposes a comparative analysis of web accessibility standards and regulations across different regions and organizations. The author identifies a practical problem facing the accessibility industry: there is no systema…

  • accessibility standards
  • WCAG
  • Section 508
  • accessibility compliance
  • accessibility policy
  • project management
  • accessibility remediation

• The Use of ADKAR to Instil Change in the Accessibility of University Websites

  Silvia Rodríguez Vázquez (2022) — Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This short paper applies the ADKAR change management model — Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Reinforcement — to understand what interventions are needed to improve web accessibility at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) in Switzerland. The a…

  • organizational accessibility
  • change management
  • higher education
  • web accessibility
  • accessibility policy
  • WCAG compliance