Literature Reviews

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

• Semantic Web enabled web accessibility evaluation tools

  Shadi Abou-Zahra (2005) — Proceedings of the 2005 International Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This paper by Shadi Abou-Zahra of the W3C presents the Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) as a Semantic Web-based solution to fundamental problems in web accessibility evaluation tooling. Abou-Zahra identifies that the accessibility evaluation too…

  • automated testing
  • accessibility testing
  • semantic web
  • EARL
  • evaluation tools
  • quality assurance
  • interoperability
  • W3C

• Web Standards to Enable an Accessible and Inclusive Internet of Things (IoT)

  Shadi Abou-Zahra, Judy Brewer, Michael Cooper (2017) — Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  Written by three W3C staff members, this paper argues that the Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to disproportionately benefit people with disabilities — but only if accessibility is built in from the start. The authors examine IoT across th…

  • Internet of Things
  • web standards
  • smart environments
  • assistive technology
  • interoperability
  • W3C
  • accessibility policy

• Internet of Things (IoT) as Assistive Technology: Potential Applications in Tertiary Education

  Scott Hollier, Shadi Abou-Zahra (2018) — Proceedings of the 15th International Web for All Conference (W4A 2018)

  This short paper explores how consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices could serve as assistive technology for students with disabilities in tertiary education, based on qualitative interviews with five students representing hearing, mobility, print…

  • Internet of Things
  • assistive technology
  • higher education
  • W3C
  • voice assistant
  • captioning
  • smart speaker
  • interoperability
  • privacy
  • digital inclusion