Chart reader: Accessible visualization experiences designed with screen reader users

JR Thompson, JJ Martinez, A Sarikaya… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Even though screen readers are a core accessibility tool for blind and low vision individuals
(BLVIs), most visualizations are incompatible with screen readers. To improve accessible …

Reviving static charts into live charts

L Ying, Y Wang, H Li, S Dou, H Zhang… - … on Visualization and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Data charts are prevalent across various fields due to their efficacy in conveying complex
data relationships. However, static charts may sometimes struggle to engage readers and …

The accessibility of data visualizations on the web for screen reader users: Practices and experiences during COVID-19

D Fan, A Fay Siu, H Rao, GSH Kim, X Vazquez… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Data visualization has become an increasingly important means of effective data
communication and has played a vital role in broadcasting the progression of COVID-19 …

[PDF][PDF] Olli: An extensible visualization library for screen reader accessibility

M Blanco, J Zong, A Satyanarayan - IEEE VIS Posters, 2022 - vis.mit.edu
Though recent research has explored the design of rich screen reader visualization
experiences, accessible visualizations for blind and low vision users remain rare on the …

The design space of the auditory representation of objects and their behaviours in virtual reality for blind people

J Guerreiro, Y Kim, R Nogueira… - … on Visualization and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As virtual reality (VR) is typically designed in terms of visual experience, it poses major
challenges for blind people to understand and interact with the environment. To address …

Exploring chart question answering for blind and low vision users

J Kim, A Srinivasan, NW Kim, YS Kim - … of the 2023 CHI Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Data visualizations can be complex or involve numerous data points, making them
impractical to navigate using screen readers alone. Question answering (QA) systems have …

Data navigator: an accessibility-centered data navigation toolkit

F Elavsky, L Nadolskis, D Moritz - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Making data visualizations accessible for people with disabilities remains a significant
challenge in current practitioner efforts. Existing visualizations often lack an underlying …

Beyond Alternative Text and Tables: Comparative Analysis of Visualization Tools and Accessibility Methods

NW Kim, G Ataguba, SC Joyner… - Computer Graphics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Modern visualization software and programming libraries have made data visualization
construction easier for everyone. However, the extent of accessibility design they support for …

Accessible data representation with natural sound

MN Hoque, M Ehtesham-Ul-Haque, N Elmqvist… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Sonification translates data into non-speech audio. Such auditory representations can make
data visualization accessible to people who are blind or have low vision (BLV). This paper …

Beyond Vision Impairments: Redefining the Scope of Accessible Data Representations

BL Wimer, L South, K Wu, DA Szafir… - … on Visualization and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The increasing ubiquity of data in everyday life has elevated the importance of data literacy
and accessible data representations, particularly for individuals with disabilities. While prior …