Literature Reviews

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

• Evaluating the Accessibility of the Job Search and Interview Process for People who are Blind and Visually Impaired

  William Grussenmeyer, Jesel Garcia, Eelke Folmer, Fang Jiang (2017) — Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This study investigates the accessibility barriers that people who are blind and visually impaired encounter throughout the job search and interview process in the United States, where the unemployment rate for this population stands at approximately…

  • blindness
  • low vision
  • employment accessibility
  • job search
  • onboarding
  • screen readers
  • web accessibility
  • qualitative research

• Accessible workplace, inaccessible workflows: mandatory documents, challenges and workarounds in accessible onboarding

  Scott Hollier, Justin Brown, Ruchi Permvattana (2025) — Proceedings of the 22nd International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This short paper presents a lived-experience case study from the Centre For Accessibility Australia (CFAA), a not-for-profit accessibility auditing organization where 9 of 12 staff have lived experience of disability, including the legally blind dire…

  • PDF accessibility
  • workplace accessibility
  • government forms
  • screen readers
  • document accessibility
  • lived experience
  • onboarding