Author reflections on creating accessible academic papers
Academic papers demonstrate inaccessibility despite accessible writing resources made
available by SIGACCESS and others. The move from accessibility guidance to accessibility …
available by SIGACCESS and others. The move from accessibility guidance to accessibility …
Creating accessible PDFs for conference proceedings
A responsibility we have as researchers is to disseminate the results of our research widely.
A primary way we do this is through research publications. When these publications are not …
A primary way we do this is through research publications. When these publications are not …
[PDF][PDF] The ScienceDirect accessibility journey: A case study
T Gies - Learned publishing, 2018 - academia.edu
This paper presents the journey towards accessible web product development in a large
international publishing and information analytics company as seen by an accessibility …
international publishing and information analytics company as seen by an accessibility …
Paper to html: A publicly available web tool for converting scientific pdfs into accessible html
Most scientific papers are distributed in PDF format, which is by default inaccessible to blind
and low vision audiences and people who use assistive reading technology. These access …
and low vision audiences and people who use assistive reading technology. These access …
An uninteresting tour through why our research papers aren't accessible
Our research is delivered as Portable Document Format (PDF) documents, and very few
include basic metadata to make them accessible to people with disabilities. As a result …
include basic metadata to make them accessible to people with disabilities. As a result …
[PDF][PDF] What goes unseen in accessible publishing: Good practice and remaining gaps
T Gies, S Boucherie, T Narup, A Wise… - European Science …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Accessibility to content for all users, regardless of physical ability, is increasingly added to
the agenda of priorities for academic publishers. Both anti-discrimination laws as well as the …
the agenda of priorities for academic publishers. Both anti-discrimination laws as well as the …
Improving the accessibility of scientific documents: Current state, user needs, and a system solution to enhance scientific PDF accessibility for blind and low vision …
The majority of scientific papers are distributed in PDF, which pose challenges for
accessibility, especially for blind and low vision (BLV) readers. We characterize the scope of …
accessibility, especially for blind and low vision (BLV) readers. We characterize the scope of …
Including accessibility within and beyond undergraduate computing courses
This paper presents a unique approach to undergraduate teaching in which accessibility
topics are completely integrated throughout the curriculum, treating accessibility not as a …
topics are completely integrated throughout the curriculum, treating accessibility not as a …
Publishing accessible proceedings: the DSAI 2016 case study
Access to research papers has changed in the last decades: from printed to digital sources,
from close to open access. Despite these changes and broader access to research results …
from close to open access. Despite these changes and broader access to research results …
Accessible Communication and Materials in Higher Education
K Mack - Proceedings of the 24th International ACM …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Students with disabilities face numerous access barriers in higher education institutions. For
example, many students struggle to receive the accommodations that they legally have a …
example, many students struggle to receive the accommodations that they legally have a …