Literature Reviews

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

• What's in an ALT Tag? Exploring Caption Content Priorities through Collaborative Captioning

  Annika Muehlbradt, Shaun K. Kane (2022) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper investigates what makes a good image caption through a novel collaborative captioning methodology. Six pairs of blind and sighted partners—including married couples, friends, and roommates—worked together to create and refine captions for …

  • image descriptions
  • alt text
  • collaborative accessibility
  • cross-ability collaboration
  • screen readers
  • social media accessibility

• BrailleBlocks: Braille Toys for Cross-Ability Collaboration

  Vinitha Gadiraju (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019)

  This student research abstract presents BrailleBlocks, a tangible learning system designed to help blind or visually impaired children learn Braille collaboratively with their sighted parents. Braille literacy in the United States is critically low —…

  • braille
  • blind
  • education
  • children
  • tangible interaction
  • cross-ability collaboration
  • game-based learning
  • computer vision
  • braille literacy