Literature Reviews

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

• Monitoring Accessibility: Large Scale Evaluations at a Geo Political Level

  Silvia Mirri, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Paola Salomoni (2011) — The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper presents AMA (Accessibility Monitoring Application), a system designed to monitor web accessibility across large collections of URLs from a geo-political perspective. Developed as part of the VaMoLà project — a collaboration between the Em…

  • web accessibility
  • automated testing
  • accessibility evaluation
  • policy
  • compliance
  • governance
  • metrics
  • data visualization

• Website Accessibility in Australia and the Australian Government's National Transition Strategy

  Vivienne L. Conway (2011) — Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This short research proposal paper outlines a planned study to assess the effectiveness of Australia's Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy (NTS), released by the Australian Government in June 2010. The NTS mandated that all federal governm…

  • web accessibility
  • policy
  • WCAG compliance
  • government
  • accessibility standards
  • e-government
  • accessibility assessment
  • global accessibility

• Employment in the Digital Age for People with Impairments

  Kevin Carey (2017) — Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This position paper from Kevin Carey of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) offers a provocative critique of existing disability employment strategies in the context of digital transformation. Carey argues that while no technological …

  • employment accessibility
  • disability employment
  • digital economy
  • automation
  • web accessibility
  • SME
  • policy
  • WAI

• The United States' Legislative Impact on eAccessibility: What the European Union Can Learn

  Robert Huffaker (2014) — Proceedings of the 11th Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper compares accessibility legislation and enforcement mechanisms in the United States and European Union, examining how each region's legal framework impacts website accessibility for people with disabilities. The author traces the evolution …

  • accessibility law
  • policy
  • Section 508
  • ADA
  • European Union
  • public procurement
  • WCAG
  • legislation
  • digital accessibility

• Creating Accessible Local Government: The Process

  Vivienne Conway, Keith Fitzpatrick (2017) — Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This short paper documents the end-to-end process the City of Cockburn, a local government authority in Western Australia, followed to develop an accessible replacement website. The paper provides a practical 9-step roadmap: (1) embed accessibility i…

  • government accessibility
  • WCAG compliance
  • procurement
  • organizational accessibility
  • case study
  • Australia
  • accessibility audit
  • user testing
  • accessibility training
  • project management
  • web development
  • content management
  • policy
  • mobile accessibility

• Working Together: Technology as the Foundation for Better Employment Outcomes for People with Disability

  Alastair McEwin (2017) — Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  Written by Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission, this keynote paper draws on the findings of the 2016 "Willing to Work" national inquiry into employment discrimination against older Australians …

  • disability employment
  • disability rights
  • workplace accessibility
  • digital inclusion
  • disability discrimination
  • policy
  • Australia
  • human rights
  • screen readers
  • remote work
  • assistive technology
  • organizational accessibility
  • AAC
  • reasonable accommodation

• Accessibility to Work from Home for the Disabled: The Need for a Shift in Management Style

  Rosemary Spark (2017) — Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This short paper argues that working from home (telecommuting) offers significant benefits for people with disabilities but requires a fundamental shift in management practices to succeed. The author synthesizes research and policy evidence from Aust…

  • telecommuting
  • remote work
  • disability employment
  • workplace accessibility
  • disability inclusion
  • management
  • flexible work
  • reasonable accommodation
  • social isolation
  • organizational accessibility
  • policy
  • Australia

• Fairness of AI for People with Disabilities: Problem Analysis and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

  Jason J. G. White (2020) — SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing

  This paper provides a philosophical analysis of the fairness challenges that machine learning-based AI poses for people with disabilities, arguing that these challenges demand unprecedented interdisciplinary collaboration across applied ethics, human…

  • AI fairness
  • algorithmic bias
  • disability
  • social justice
  • ethics
  • machine learning
  • policy
  • underrepresentation