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• Gesture-A11Y: A Large-Scale Hub for Accessible Gesture Input

  Mihail Terenti, Laura-Bianca Bilius, Ovidiu-Ciprian Ungurean, Radu-Daniel Vatavu · 2025 · Proceedings of the 22nd International Web for All Conference (W4A 2025)

  This paper introduces Gesture-A11Y, a large-scale, open-source, web-based hub that serves as a searchable database of gesture input data collected from users with visual or motor disabilities. The tool is the culmination of an eight-year research effort following a four-stage…

  gesture input · motor disabilities · visual disabilities · open data · accessible interaction design

• Empowering Accessible Gesture Input Design with Gesture-A11Y

  Mihail Terenti, Laura-Bianca Bilius, Ovidiu-Ciprian Ungurean, Radu-Daniel Vatavu · 2025 · Proceedings of the 22nd International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava (Romania) introduces Gesture-A11Y, the first open-access web-based tool and database for accessible gesture input design, containing over 22,000 gesture records collected from 122 users with visual and/or motor impairments.…

  gesture interaction · motor accessibility · visual impairment · mobile accessibility · wearable technology

• UnlockedMaps: A Web-Based Map for Visualizing the Real-Time Accessibility of Urban Rail Transit Stations

  Ather Sharif, Aneesha Ramesh, Qianqian Yu, Trung-Anh H. Nguyen, Xuhai Xu · 2023 · Proceedings of the 20th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents UnlockedMaps, an open-data web-based map that visualizes the real-time accessibility status of urban rail transit stations across six North American cities. The system addresses a critical gap: commuters who depend on functioning station elevators — including…

  transit accessibility · mobility disabilities · open data · web-based maps · urban accessibility

• UnlockedMaps: A Web-Based Map for Visualizing the Real-Time Accessibility of Urban Rail Transit Stations

  Ather Sharif, Aneesha Ramesh, Qianqian Yu, Trung-Anh H. Nguyen, Xuhai Xu · 2023 · Proceedings of the 20th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents UnlockedMaps, an open-data web-based map that visualizes the real-time elevator status of urban rail transit stations in six North American cities: Bay Area, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Toronto. The work addresses a critical gap in existing…

  transit accessibility · urban accessibility · open data · web-based maps · elevator outages

• UnlockedMaps: Visualizing Real-Time Accessibility of Urban Rail Transit Using a Web-Based Map

  Ather Sharif, Aneesha Ramesh, Trung-Anh Nguyen, Luna Chen, Kent Richard Zeng, Lanqing Hou, Xuhai Xu · 2022 · Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper presents UnlockedMaps, an open-source web-based map that visualizes the real-time accessibility status of urban rail transit stations across six North American cities: New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and Toronto. The system…

  transit accessibility · elevator outages · web-based maps · open data · wheelchair accessibility

• AccessMap Website Demonstration: Individualized, Accessible Pedestrian Trip Planning at Scale

  Nicholas Bolten, Anat Caspi · 2019 · Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This demonstration paper presents AccessMap, an open-source, city-scale interactive web map that provides individualized pedestrian infrastructure information and automatic trip planning for people with diverse mobility needs. The core problem is that traditional maps and…

  accessible mapping · pedestrian accessibility · mobility impairment · wheelchair accessibility · wayfinding

• Detecting Autism Based on Eye-Tracking Data from Web Searching Tasks

  Victoria Yaneva, Le An Ha, Sukru Eraslan, Yeliz Yesilada, Ruslan Mitkov · 2018 · Proceedings of the 15th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper investigates whether eye-tracking data collected during everyday web tasks can be used to distinguish between people with and without autism, potentially enabling a low-cost, accessible screening approach. The study collected gaze data from 15 adults with clinically…

  autism · eye tracking · machine learning · web accessibility · cognitive accessibility

• Do Web Users with Autism Experience Barriers When Searching for Information Within Web Pages?

  Sukru Eraslan, Victoria Yaneva, Yeliz Yesilada, Simon Harper · 2017 · Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper provides empirical evidence that adults with high-functioning autism experience real barriers when searching for information on web pages, using eye tracking to reveal the underlying differences in visual attention patterns. The study employed a between-group…

  autism · eye tracking · web accessibility · cognitive accessibility · scanpath analysis

• Linked Data-Driven Decision Support for Accessible Travelling

  Chaohai Ding, Mike Wald, Gary Wills · 2015 · Proceedings of the 12th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This doctoral consortium paper proposes using Linked Data principles to build a decision support system (DSS) for accessible travel planning, primarily targeting people with mobility difficulties. The core problem is that accessibility information about physical places — ramps,…

  linked data · semantic web · accessible travel · mobility impairment · decision support system

• A survey of open accessibility data

  Chaohai Ding, Mike Wald, Gary Wills · 2014 · Proceedings of the 11th Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper surveys the landscape of open accessibility data in the UK, focusing on geographic and location-based datasets that could help people with disabilities navigate physical spaces and plan travel. The authors examine five data sources: Wheelmap (a crowdsourced map of…

  open data · linked data · accessible travel · crowdsourcing · semantic web

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