What Do We Mean by “Accessibility Research”?

Mack, Kelly; McDonnell, Emma; Jain, Dhruv; Wang, Lucy Lu; Froehlich, Jon E.; Findlater, Leah

doi:10.1145/3411764.3445412

Cited by 137 publications

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“…BMS National Database [48]). We also find systematic analyses of accessibility datasets and publications focusing in websites [158], physical environments [52], and data collection and study methods [27,37,115,120]. Complimentary in nature to these efforts, this work focuses on a systematic review of datasets and related publications that source data from people with disabilities and older adults (e.g.…”

Section: Systematic Review Of Disability Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The umbrella classification of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) refers to disorders of brain development affecting social interaction or verbal and nonverbal communication [74]. It is a group on its own because the community has received attention as a specific subset of accessibility research [115,155] and in the IDEA Act [42].…”

Section: Communities Of Focusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This group broadly captures datasets from people with any physical and/or mental disability (e.g., [45] and [64]) that began before the age of 22 [79]. Though many people with a developmental disability do not have an intellectual disability [134], the community is being noted as Intellectual or Developmental Disability (IDD) [115]. We group datasets that particularly mention and include individuals with IDD.…”

Section: Communities Of Focusmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sharing Practices for Datasets Related to Accessibility and Aging

Kamikubo

Dwivedi

Kacorri

2021

Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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Datasets sourced from people with disabilities and older adults play an important role in innovation, benchmarking, and mitigating bias for both assistive and inclusive AI-infused applications. However, they are scarce. We conduct a systematic review of 137 accessibility datasets manually located across different disciplines over the last 35 years. Our analysis highlights how researchers navigate tensions between benefits and risks in data collection and sharing. We uncover patterns in data collection purpose, terminology, sample size, data types, and data sharing practices across communities of focus. We conclude by critically reflecting on challenges and opportunities related to locating and sharing accessibility datasets calling for technical, legal, and institutional privacy frameworks that are more attuned to concerns from these communities. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI); Accessibility; • Security and privacy → Human and societal aspects of security and privacy.

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Section: Systematic Review Of Disability Datamentioning

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Section: Communities Of Focusmentioning

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Section: Communities Of Focusmentioning

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Sharing Practices for Datasets Related to Accessibility and Aging

Kamikubo

Dwivedi

Kacorri

2021

Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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“…Additionally, in the peer-review process, four related literature reviews were located [ 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]. Borg, et al [ 23 ] focused on the accessibility of electronic communication for PwCDs.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our review differs in that it includes children and younger adults in our review, and it focuses on web-based technologies. Mack, et al [ 25 ] reviewed CHI and ASSETS papers focused on accessibility, without limiting the search to accessibility to PwCDs. They highlighted trends in overrepresentation and underrepresentation, which support our decision to focus specifically on PwCDs in this review.…”

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The State of Web Accessibility for People with Cognitive Disabilities: A Rapid Evidence Assessment

Gartland

Flynn

Carneiro

et al. 2022

Behavioral Sciences

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Increased digitisation of day-to-day activities was occurring prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic only accelerated the virtual shift, making web accessibility an urgent issue, especially for marginalised populations. Despite decades of work to develop, refine, and implement web accessibility standards, people with cognitive disabilities regularly experience many barriers to web accessibility. To inform ongoing work to improve web accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities, a systematic review was conducted. The main question guiding this review is: what are the state-of-the-art of interventions that support web accessibility for citizens, 9 years of age and up, living with cognitive impairment? A set of 50 search strings were entered into three academic databases: SCOPUS, ProQuest, and Web of Science. Systematic screening procedures narrowed the search returns to a total of 45 included papers. A data analysis revealed themes associated with the lived experiences of people with cognitive disabilities, tools for improving web accessibility, and methodological best practices for involving people with cognitive disabilities in research. These findings have immediate implications for ongoing research and the development of meaningful solutions to the problem of web accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities.

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