Literature Reviews

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

• How the Alt Text Gets Made: What Roles and Processes of Alt Text Creation Can Teach Us About Inclusive Imagery

  Emory James Edwards, Kyle Lewis Polster, Isabel Tuason, Emily Blank, Michael Gilbert, Stacy Branham (2023) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper investigates how alternative text is created in industry settings through a collaboration between UC Irvine researchers and Google's Avatar Project, an initiative to create inclusive stickers depicting people with disabilities. The researc…

  • alt text
  • image accessibility
  • inclusive imagery
  • disability representation
  • organizational practices
  • UX design
  • qualitative research

• Born Accessible: Exploring Organizational Practices at CNIB

  Bob Dodd (2022) — Research Paper

  An exploration of how the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) embeds accessibility into its organizational DNA, from procurement and development processes to training and culture. Based on direct experience working within the organizatio…

  • organizational practices
  • born accessible
  • CNIB
  • culture