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Image Accessibility for Screen Reader Users: A Systematic Review And A Road Map
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: Received: 8 March 2021 / Approved: 8 March 2021 / Online: 8 March 2021 (13:41:50 CET)
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Oh, U.; Joh, H.; Lee, Y. Image Accessibility for Screen Reader Users: A Systematic Review and a Road Map. Electronics 2021, 10, 953. Oh, U.; Joh, H.; Lee, Y. Image Accessibility for Screen Reader Users: A Systematic Review and a Road Map. Electronics 2021, 10, 953.
Abstract
A number of studies have been conducted to improve the accessibility of images using touchscreen devices for screen reader users. In this study, we conducted a systematic review of 33 papers to get a holistic understanding of existing approaches and to suggest a research road map given identified gaps. As a result, we identified types of images, visual information, input device and feedback modalities that were studied for improving image accessibility using touchscreen devices. Findings also revealed that little has studied how to automate the generation of image-related information, and that screen reader users play important roles during the evaluation but the design process. Then we introduce two of our recent studies on the accessibility of artwork and comics, AccessArt and AccessComics respectively. Based on the identified key challenges, we suggest a research agenda for improving image accessibility for screen reader users.
Keywords
Image accessibility; touchscreen; nonvisual feedback; blind; visual impairment; systematic review
Subject
Engineering, Automotive Engineering
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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