Literature Reviews

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

• Accessibility Now! Teaching Accessible Computing at the Introductory Level

  Brian J. Rosmaita (2006) — Proceedings of the 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '06)

  This paper advocates for teaching accessibility as a core element of introductory computer science courses rather than relegating it to advanced electives. The author describes a web design course at Hamilton College built around an "Accessibility Fi…

  • accessibility education
  • pedagogy
  • web accessibility
  • service learning
  • disability studies
  • curriculum
  • computer science education

• Tangible Progress: Tools, Techniques, and Impacts of Teaching Web Development to Screen Reader Users

  Claire Ferrari, Devorah Kletenik, Kate Sonka, Amy Hurst (2023) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper presents the design, implementation, and longitudinal evaluation of a free, remote web development workshop specifically designed for screen reader users. The nine-week workshop, delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic, taught HTML, CSS, an…

  • web development education
  • screen readers
  • tactile diagrams
  • blind users
  • service learning
  • accessible curriculum
  • remote learning