Literature Reviews

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

• The Transparency of Automatic Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools: Design Criteria, State of the Art, and User Perception

  Marco Manca, Vanessa Palumbo, Fabio Paternò, Carmen Santoro (2023) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper investigates a critical but often overlooked problem in web accessibility practice: the lack of transparency in automated accessibility evaluation tools. While these tools are widely used to identify WCAG violations, users frequently strug…

  • automated testing
  • accessibility evaluation tools
  • WAVE
  • axe
  • Lighthouse
  • MAUVE++
  • transparency
  • usability
  • WCAG compliance

• Unlocking the Potential of Web Localizers as Contributors to Image Accessibility: What Do Evaluation Tools Have to Offer?

  Silvia Rodríguez Vázquez (2015) — Proceedings of the 12th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper investigates the role of web localization professionals (translators) in maintaining image accessibility when websites are adapted for different language audiences. The author identifies a significant gap: when websites are localized from …

  • image accessibility
  • text alternatives
  • web localization
  • accessibility evaluation tools
  • quality assurance
  • multilingual accessibility
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