Literature Reviews

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

• Online Nemeth Braille Input/Output Using Content MathML

  Samuel S. Dooley, Susan Osterhaus, Dan Brown, Edgar Lozano, Su H. Park (2016) — Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This extended abstract presents a software system that enables automatic two-way conversion between printed mathematical notation and Nemeth Braille, using Content MathML as an intermediary representation. Access to mathematical content remains one o…

  • braille
  • mathematics accessibility
  • STEM accessibility
  • visual impairment
  • MathML
  • equation editors
  • Nemeth Braille

• Improving Usability of Math Editors

  Neil Soiffer (2018) — Proceedings of the 15th International Web for All Conference (W4A 2018)

  This short paper presents an empirical analysis of mathematical symbol usage across US grade 6-12 textbooks to demonstrate that context-aware math editors could dramatically reduce the number of buttons needed for symbol entry, significantly improvin…

  • mathematics accessibility
  • STEM accessibility
  • MathML
  • equation editors
  • screen readers
  • switch access
  • universal design
  • keyboard accessibility
  • visual impairment