Towards natural language interfaces for data visualization: A survey

L Shen, E Shen, Y Luo, X Yang, X Hu… - IEEE transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Utilizing Visualization-oriented Natural Language Interfaces (V-NLI) as a complementary
input modality to direct manipulation for visual analytics can provide an engaging user …

VoxLens: Making online data visualizations accessible with an interactive JavaScript plug-in

A Sharif, OH Wang, AT Muongchan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
JavaScript visualization libraries are widely used to create online data visualizations but
provide limited access to their information for screen-reader users. Building on prior findings …

“what makes sonification user-friendly?” exploring usability and user-friendliness of sonified responses

A Sharif, OH Wang, AT Muongchan - Proceedings of the 24th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Sonification is a commonly used technique to make online data visualizations accessible to
screen-reader users through auditory means. While current sonification solutions provide …

More than data stories: Broadening the role of visualization in contemporary journalism

Y Fu, J Stasko - IEEE Transactions on Visualization and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Data visualization and journalism are deeply connected. From early infographics to recent
data-driven storytelling, visualization has become an integrated part of contemporary …

Understanding and improving information extraction from online geospatial data visualizations for screen-reader users

A Sharif, AM Zhang, A Shih, JO Wobbrock… - Proceedings of the 24th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Prior work has studied the interaction experiences of screen-reader users with simple online
data visualizations (eg, bar charts, line graphs, scatter plots), highlighting the …

Spreadsheets on interactive surfaces: Breaking through the grid with the pen

V Cavez, C Appert, E Pietriga - ACM Transactions on Computer-Human …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Spreadsheet programs for interactive surfaces have limited manipulations capabilities and
are often frustrating to use. One key reason is that the spreadsheet grid creates a layer that …

Understanding and Improving Drilled-Down Information Extraction from Online Data Visualizations for Screen-Reader Users

A Sharif, AM Zhang, K Reinecke… - Proceedings of the 20th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Inaccessible online data visualizations can significantly disenfranchise screen-reader users
from accessing critical online information. Current accessibility measures, such as adding …

Azimuth: Designing Accessible Dashboards for Screen Reader Users

A Srinivasan, T Harshbarger, D Hilliker… - Proceedings of the 25th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Dashboards are frequently used to monitor and share data across a breadth of domains
including business, finance, sports, public policy, and healthcare, just to name a few. The …

ONYX-User Interfaces for Assisting in Interactive Task Learning for Natural Language Interfaces of Data Visualization Tools

M Ruoff, BA Myers, A Maedche - CHI Conference on Human Factors in …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
While natural language interfaces (NLIs) are increasingly utilized to simplify the interaction
with data visualization tools, improving and adapting the NLIs to the individual needs of …

Make Interaction Situated: Designing User Acceptable Interaction for Situated Visualization in Public Environments

Q Zhu, Z Wang, W Zeng, W Tong, W Lin… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Situated visualization blends data into the real world to fulfill individuals' contextual
information needs. However, interacting with situated visualization in public environments …