Literature Reviews

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

• Acrolinx: A Controlled-Language Checker Turned into an Accessibility Evaluation Tool for Image Text Alternatives

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

  This paper presents a novel application of controlled-language checking technology to a persistent accessibility problem: evaluating the quality of image text alternatives, not just their presence. The authors observe that while most web accessibilit…

  • alt text
  • image accessibility
  • automated testing
  • controlled language
  • natural language processing
  • accessibility evaluation
  • web accessibility
  • content quality

• Measuring the Impact of Automated Evaluation Tools on Alternative Text Quality: A Web Translation Study

  Silvia Rodríguez Vázquez (2016) — Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents the first empirical study on web accessibility conducted around a translation task, investigating how automated evaluation tools affect the quality of image text alternatives produced by web translators. Twenty-eight professional …

  • alternative text
  • image accessibility
  • web translation
  • localization
  • automated testing
  • controlled language
  • screen readers
  • multilingual accessibility