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  • HTML5 accessible video player: how and why

    Crista Earl, Elizabeth Neal · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

    This paper from the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) describes the development of a free, open source HTML5 video player designed to address the widespread accessibility barriers in online video playback interfaces. The authors identify four key problems with existing…

    video accessibility · media accessibility · HTML5 · keyboard accessibility · low vision

  • Web Accessibility Guidelines for the 2020s

    Michael Cooper · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

    Written by W3C/WAI staff member Michael Cooper, this paper provides an insider perspective on the strategic direction of web accessibility guidelines following the completion of the 2.0 suite — WCAG 2.0 (finalized 2008), ATAG 2.0 (2015), and UAAG 2.0 (2015). Cooper describes the…

    web accessibility · WCAG · WAI-ARIA · standards · guidelines

  • Remote Access Programs to Better Integrate Individuals with Disabilities

    Thomas Hahn, Hidayat Ur Rahman, Richard Segall, Christoph Heim, Raphaela Brunson, Ankush Sharma, Maryam Aslam, Ana Lara-Rodriguez, Md. Sahidul Islam, Neha Gupta, Charles S. Embry, Patrick Grossmann, Shahrukh Babar, Gregory A. Skibinski, Fusheng Tang · 2016 · Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '16)

    This experience report, written primarily from the perspective of the first author who is legally blind due to albinism, describes how remote access programs (such as TeamViewer and AnyDesk) combined with voice communication tools (Skype, Google Hangout) can significantly…

    visual impairment · low vision · screen magnification · remote access · education

  • How People with Low Vision Access Computing Devices: Understanding Challenges and Opportunities

    Sarit Felicia Anais Szpiro, Shafeka Hashash, Yuhang Zhao, Shiri Azenkot · 2016 · Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '16)

    This paper presents a contextual inquiry study examining how 11 people with low vision use mainstream computing devices (smartphones, tablets, and computers) to perform common tasks like reading email and browsing news. Low vision affects at least 3.3 million Americans over 40,…

    low vision · screen magnification · visual impairment · mobile accessibility · usability

  • LucentMaps: 3D Printed Audiovisual Tactile Maps for Blind and Visually Impaired People

    Timo Götzelmann · 2016 · Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '16)

    This paper presents LucentMaps, a system for creating 3D printed transparent audiovisual tactile maps that work as interactive overlays on standard tablet computers and smartphones. Unlike most audio-tactile map approaches that focus exclusively on blind users, LucentMaps serves…

    tactile maps · tactile graphics · 3D printing · blindness · low vision

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