Literature Reviews

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

• Understanding Web Accessibility and Its Drivers

  Yeliz Yesilada, Giorgio Brajnik, Markel Vigo, Simon Harper (2012) — Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This highly cited study surveyed over 300 people with an interest in web accessibility to investigate how the community defines accessibility, what motivates people to work on it, and which definitions are most widely accepted. The authors note that …

  • accessibility theory
  • accessibility definitions
  • user experience
  • usability
  • accessibility policy
  • community
  • standards
  • disability models

• W4A Camp Report 2014 Edition

  Giorgio Brajnik (2015) — Proceedings of the 12th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This report summarizes the discussions from the 2014 W4A Camp, an unconference session held at the end of the W4A conference where accessibility researchers informally debated topics they considered important for the field. Chaired by Giorgio Brajnik…

  • web accessibility
  • accessibility definitions
  • older adults
  • emotional barriers
  • EPUB
  • e-books
  • research agenda
  • inclusive design
  • digital literacy

• Towards a unified definition of web accessibility

  Helen Petrie, Andreas Savva, Christopher Power (2015) — Proceedings of the 12th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  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…

  • web accessibility
  • accessibility definitions
  • usability
  • assistive technology
  • older users
  • universal design
  • accessibility standards