Literature Reviews

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

• Toward supporting quality alt text in computing publications

  Candace Williams, Lilian de Greef, Ed Harris, Leah Findlater, Amy Pavel, Cynthia Bennett (2022) — Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper investigates the state of alternative text for figures in computing research publications, an understudied context where figures often convey dense, complex visual information quite different from social media or news imagery. The research…

  • alternative text
  • scientific figures
  • data visualization
  • screen readers
  • document accessibility
  • academic publishing
  • blind and low vision