Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
5 results found tagged presentation accessibility.
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Accessibility Evaluation based on Machine Learning Technique
This paper from IBM Tokyo Research Lab proposes using machine learning to evaluate the accessibility of presentation documents, addressing a gap where traditional rule-based checking tools are insufficient. The authors argue that presentation documen…
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Analyzing Visual Layout for a Non-Visual Presentation-Document Interface
This paper from IBM Japan tackles a fundamental accessibility challenge: presentation documents (like PowerPoint slides) convey information primarily through visual layout, making them inherently difficult for blind screen reader users to understand.…
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Say It All: Feedback for Improving Non-Visual Presentation Accessibility
This paper addresses the widespread problem of inaccessible slide-based presentations for blind and visually impaired audiences. When presenters fail to verbally describe the visual content on their slides — text, images, diagrams, graphs, and videos…
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Diffscriber: Describing Visual Design Changes to Support Mixed-Ability Collaborative Presentation Authoring
This paper presents Diffscriber, a system that identifies and describes visual design changes made to slide presentations, enabling blind and visually impaired (BVI) presenters to meaningfully participate in collaborative slide authoring with sighted…
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"It's like Goldilocks:" Bespoke Slides for Fluctuating Audience Access Needs
This paper challenges the assumption that a single "accessible" slide deck can serve all audience members by demonstrating that access needs related to presentations are bespoke (varying greatly between individuals) and fluctuating (changing for one …