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This paper presents the research and the entrepreneurial journey behind Dytective. Dytective is a tool that combines machine learning and computer games to detect risk of dyslexia and ameliorate the symptoms of dyslexia through personalized exercises. ...

Accessing written math content can be difficult for students with Developmental Learning Disorders. Through a user study with 19 representative participants, we investigate how text-to-speech access compares to reading for these students in terms of ...

In this paper, the ADKAR change management model is used in a study aiming at understanding the type of intervention required to achieve a higher degree of accessibility in web portals and resources of higher education institutions (HEIs). We present ...

The social model of disability, accessibility legislation, and the digital transformation spurred by COVID-19 expose a lack of accessibility capacity in the digital workforce, indicating persistent gaps in academic and professional education. This paper ...

The evolution of Web Speech has increased the ease of development and public availability of auditory description without the use of screen reader software, broadening its exposure to users who may benefit from spoken descriptions. Building off an ...

Enforcing website accessibility and usability in a large organization poses its challenges. Implementing web accessibility at scale requires distributing responsibilities and assigning accountability. Enterprise accessibility suites are effective tools, ...

Over the last years, accessibility has been gaining more recognition, hence there is a market demand for professionals skilled in accessibility. Therefore, there is a trend towards incorporating accessibility in computer science curricula. Many ...

WearSkill is our web-based application for personalized input with wearables that acts as a middleware to control connected devices that support Wi-Fi and WebSocket communications, e.g., control the smart lighting system with the smartwatch. WearSkill ...

Review imagery is crucial for helping online shoppers validate product information and garner context from unbiased reviewers. However, blind or low vision (BLV) shoppers, who routinely use screen readers, report challenges accessing review imagery, ...

We introduce WearSkill, a web application that implements personalized and interchangeable input for wearable computing. We outline functional and quality requirements for WearSkill and present the engineering details of its implementation using web ...

Understanding the users' performance for finding and selecting a target is important for designing an efficient user interface. However, little has been studied about the performance of screen reader users whose primary sense is audio. To better support ...

Existing screen reader software can convey graphical content to blind and low vision web users through text information, but does not offer richer multimedia representations. Standalone research projects have attempted to fill this gap, but have not ...

Review imagery is a critical way to share products in authentic contexts. This visual method of showcasing a product can help sighted people govern their purchasing decisions, as it can include details not apparent in the product page and image. However,...

Technologies for notating music pose usage barriers to blind and visually impaired musicians requiring many to overcome a significant learning curve and/or rely on complicated tool chains with limited screen reader support. To address a need for ...

Why "Out with accessibility"? The concept of digital accessibility is now not only more mainstream an issue - it is, in fact, an entirely mainstream issue.

The Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) is a methodology that guides an auditor through evaluating a website's conformance to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). In this paper, we raise some concerns present ...

Web pages consist of different visual elements, such as menus, sidebar and highlighted textual content. Although previous research shows that such elements help sighted users to complete their tasks, they can easily be distractive to users who access ...

Using headers to grasp a document's structure has been one of the main strategies employed by blind users on web documents when using screen readers. However, when headers are not available or not appropriately marked up, they can cause serious ...

Today, mobile devices provide support to disabled people to make their life easier due to their high accessibility and capability, e.g., finding accessible locations, picture and voice-based communication, customized user interfaces and vocabulary ...

While researchers have examined alternative (alt) text for social media and news contexts, few have studied the status and challenges for authoring alt text of figures in computing-related publications. These figures are distinct, often conveying dense ...

The undeniable progress in Web Accessibility can be contrasted with the scant impact on its application to the real Web world. This problem is especially serious when the Web is the only way to obtain specific services. In some countries, fundamental ...

Music creation technologies often use highly visual representations of music and mouse/touch screen gestures for manipulating it. While graphic user interfaces can make music creation more understandable and approachable, they pose access barriers to ...

This research looks at the application of Machine Learning to Web Accessibility. It considers how Machine Learning (ML) can be used to help make the processes of Web Navigation more accessible in line with Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG) 2.4 ...

Researchers have adopted remote methods, such as online surveys and video conferencing, to overcome challenges in conducting in-person usability testing, such as participation, user representation, and safety. However, remote user evaluation on hardware ...

Running offers a convenient and affordable method of keeping fit and maintaining good cardiovascular health. In this paper, we describe the experiences of a group of runners whose practices are rarely profiled: individuals who identify as legally-blind, ...

The number of refugees worldwide has doubled in the past decade. Data shows a large percentage of refugees experience disabilities and mental health challenges, often exasperated by being exposed to violent and inhospitable conditions at different ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major adjustments for individuals. Tasks which were once conducted in-person, are now being performed online. While this may result in efficiencies for those with strong technical know-how, challenges can be faced by ...