Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
166 results found tagged blind and low vision.
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Increasing Web Accessibility by Automatically Judging Alternative Text Quality
This paper presents a machine learning classifier that can automatically judge whether alternative text assigned to web images is appropriate or inappropriate, using contextual features rather than visual analysis of the image itself. The research ad…
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Say It All: Feedback for Improving Non-Visual Presentation Accessibility
This paper addresses the widespread problem of inaccessible slide-based presentations for blind and visually impaired audiences. When presenters fail to verbally describe the visual content on their slides — text, images, diagrams, graphs, and videos…
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Rescribe: Authoring and Automatically Editing Audio Descriptions
This paper introduces Rescribe, a tool that helps authors create and refine audio descriptions for videos. Audio descriptions make video content accessible to blind and visually impaired viewers by narrating important visual information during gaps i…
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Diffscriber: Describing Visual Design Changes to Support Mixed-Ability Collaborative Presentation Authoring
This paper presents Diffscriber, a system that identifies and describes visual design changes made to slide presentations, enabling blind and visually impaired (BVI) presenters to meaningfully participate in collaborative slide authoring with sighted…
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Morae: Proactively Pausing UI Agents for User Choices
This paper introduces Morae, a UI agent that proactively pauses during automated task execution to involve blind and low-vision (BLV) users in critical decisions, rather than completing tasks end-to-end without user input. The work is motivated by a …
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Design Guidelines for an Interactive 3D Model as a Supporting Tool for Exploring a Cultural Site by Visually Impaired and Sighted People
This paper presents a methodology for creating low-cost interactive 3D printed models combined with audio descriptions to enable both visually impaired and sighted people to explore cultural heritage sites autonomously. The prototype reproduces Piazz…
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Spotlights and Soundscapes: On the Design of Mixed Reality Auditory Environments for Persons with Visual Impairment
This paper explores the design of information-rich mixed reality (MR) auditory environments to help people with visual impairments form cognitive maps of unfamiliar indoor spaces. The research contrasts two approaches: soundscapes, where virtual obje…
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Use of an Indoor Navigation System by Sighted and Blind Travelers: Performance Similarities across Visual Status and Age
This study evaluates an indoor navigation system using commercial iOS devices and Bluetooth beacons to guide blind and visually impaired (BVI) travelers through complex university buildings. The research compared two navigation conditions: a system-a…
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All the Way There and Back: Inertial-Based, Phone-in-Pocket Indoor Wayfinding and Backtracking Apps for Blind Travelers
This paper presents two iOS apps designed to help blind travelers navigate indoor building environments without requiring external infrastructure like Bluetooth beacons or visual markers. The Wayfinding app uses a known floor plan to compute and guid…
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Image Recognition Tools for Blind and Visually Impaired Users: An Emphasis on the Design Considerations
This research examines the current landscape of image recognition tools (IRT) designed for blind and visually impaired users, evaluating their capabilities against user needs and ISO ergonomic design standards. The authors conducted both a comprehens…