A Scoping Review of Human–Computer Interaction Research on the Accessibility of Data Visualizations: New Technologies, Procedures, and Designs

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280 papers curated for review — searchable by title, author, venue, or keyword.


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2026

Touchable Sound: Exploring Spatial Ocean Data Through Tangible and Auditory Displays

E. Amspoker, S. Berge, R. Lee, J. Bellona, L. Smith, A. Bower, J. Roberts

International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction DOI ↗
tactile sonification Multimodal Maps Scientific BLV
2026

Visualizing and Sonifying Abstract Syntax Trees for Accessibility: Supporting Neurodiverse and Blind and Low-Vision Users in an Educational IDE

J. Bell, A. Deschamps, E. Kapoor, S. Karki, J. Kim, N. Moreno González, W. Pitchford, E. Sturua, C. Wade

ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2 DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Diagrams BLV
2026

Sound, Touch, or the Full Monty? A Comparative Study of Accessible Data Exploration Systems for Blind Users

P. Chundury, J. Jordan, Y. Reyazuddin, N. Elmqvist, J. Lazar

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2026

Using Tactile Charts to Support Comprehension and Learning of Complex Visualizations for Blind and Low-Vision Individuals

T. He, M. McCracken, D. Hajas, S. Creem-Regehr, A. Lex

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts Scientific BLV
2026

Toward Inclusive Online Learning: AI-Driven Chart Description for Visually Impaired Learners

J. Park, S. Jeong, J. Yoo, Y. Song

IEEE Access DOI ↗
Text-to-speech AI BLV
2026

From Vision to Touch: Bridging Visual and Tactile Principles for Accessible Data Representation

K. Marriott, M. Butler, L. Holloway, W. Jolley, B. Lee, B. Maguire, D. Szafir

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
tactile BLV
2026

“They Aren't Built for Me”: An Exploratory Study of Strategies for Measurement of Graphical Primitives in Tactile Graphics

A. Khalaila, L. Harrison, N. Kim, D. Cashman

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
tactile Charts BLV
2026

Experiencing Data Visualization With Language Disability

J. Wood, N. Devane, A. Roper, N. Botting, M. Cruice, U. Octaviani, S. Wilson

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications DOI ↗
Language Disabilities
2026

Non-visual Approaches to Present Live Data to Blind and Low-Vision People: A Systematic Literature Review

E. Etzold, M. Branig, G. Weber

Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2026

Towards Inclusive Data Visualization: Investigating Accessibility in Scientific and Technical Charts

H. Alshehri, S. Ludi, W. Aljedaani

HCI International DOI ↗
tactile Screen Reader Multimodal Charts Diagrams AI BLV
2025

Making Charts Accessible: Bar and Pie Chart Interpretations

M. Kour, G. Hains, M. Saber

Computing, Communications and IoT Applications (ComComAp) DOI ↗
People with Autism
2025

Bridging Chart Extraction and Accessibility in Data Visualization

B. Wimer

IEEE Workshop on Accessible Data Visualization (AccessViz) DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Charts Maps Diagrams AI BLV
2025

InTouch: Rethinking Annotation and Note-taking in Tactile Graphics and Visualizations

S. He, L. Yu

IEEE Workshop on Accessible Data Visualization (AccessViz) DOI ↗
Text-to-speech QA Multimodal Charts AI BLV
2025

Exploring Data Visualisation Barriers and Needs of Autistic Adults

M. Alzahrani, A. Uitdenbogerd, B. Johnson, B. Tag, M. Wybrow

IEEE Workshop on Accessible Data Visualization (AccessViz) DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Broad
2025

Enhancing Image Accessibility for Blind Students through Tactile Descriptions, NLP-based Simplification, and Improved Text-to-Speech

S. Sota, S. Moraje, S. Deshpande, S. Golatkar, L. Chourey, V. Sawant, P. Tawde

IEEE International Conference for Women in Computing (InCoWoCo) DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Charts BLV
2025

TapNav: Adaptive Spatiotactile Screen Readers for Tactually Guided Touchscreen Interactions for Blind and Low Vision People

R. Gonzalez Penuela, F. Liu, B. MacIntyre, D. Saffo

ACM Interactive, Mobile, Wearable Ubiquitous Technology DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal BLV
2025

Playing telephone with generative models: “verification disability,” “compelled reliance,” and accessibility in data visualization

F. Elavsky, C. Bearfield

IEEE Workshop on Accessible Data Visualization (AccessViz) DOI ↗
Text-to-speech AI BLV
2025

Towards softerware: Enabling personalization of interactive data representations for users with disabilities

F. Elavsky, M. Vindedal, T. Gies, P. Carrington, D. Moritz, Ø. Moseng

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications DOI ↗
sonification Screen Reader Multimodal Charts BLV
2025

Speculating a Tactile Grammar: Toward Task-Aligned Chart Design for Non-Visual Perception

A. Khalaila, D. Cashman

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts BLV
2025

A Descriptive Review of Image Datasets for Accessible Alternative Descriptions in STEM Domains

M. Cardia, M. Buzzi, G. Galesi, B. Leporini

ACM Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter DOI ↗
Charts Diagrams Scientific AI Researchers or Developers
2025

Leveraging Dynamic Audio-Tactile UIs to Assist Visually Impaired Users in Exploring Line Charts through Tactile Graphic Readers

G. Ramôa, K. Müller

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts AI BLV
2025

Increasing Agency of Screen-Reader Users in Consuming Information From Online Data Visualizations

A. Sharif, A. Zhang, J. Wobbrock

ACM Web for All Conference DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts Maps Researchers or Developers
2025

Data Sonification for Screen-Reader Users: When and When Not to Use

A. Sharif, N. Aitharaju, S. Krishnaswamy, J. Wobbrock

ACM Web for All Conference DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts Screen reader users
2025

Explore, Listen, Inspect: Supporting Multimodal Interaction with 3D Surface and Point Data Visualizations

S. Kamath, A. Zeidieh, J. Seo

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile sonification Multimodal Charts BLV
2025

Pioneering Inclusion: A Low-Cost, Low-Tech Approach to Educating Thailand's First Blind Engineering Student

P. Punyabukkana, A. Suchato

ACM RESPECT Annual Conference DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Screen Reader Braille Multimodal Charts Diagrams BLV
2025

MatplotAlt: A Python Library for Adding Alt Text to Matplotlib Figures in Computational Notebooks

K. Nylund, J. Mankoff, V. Potluri

The Consumer Goods Forum DOI ↗
AI BLV
2025

How Can Haptic Feedback Assist People with Blind and Low Vision (BLV): A Systematic Literature Review.

C. Jiang, E. Kuang, M. Fan

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
tactile Charts Maps BLV
2025

Chart Accessibility: A Review of Current Alt Text Generation

C. Yan, H. Hutter, F. Schmitt-Koopmann, A. Darvishy

IEEE Access DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts Screen reader users
2025

Designing Accessible Tables: When Technical Communication Competencies Come into Conflict

M. Johnson, L. Cagle

Special Interest Group on Design of Communication DOI ↗
Screen Reader Tables Researchers or Developers
2025

Tactile Vega-Lite: Rapidly Prototyping Tactile Charts with Smart Defaults

M. Chen, I. Pedraza Pineros, A. Satyanarayan, J. Zong

tactile Braille Multimodal Charts Authors
2025

Towards Enhancing Low Vision Usability of Data Charts on Smartphones

Y. Prakash, P. Khan, A. Kolgar Nayak, S. Jayarathna, H. Lee, V. Ashok

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
Charts AI BLV
2025

MIUI: Make Interaction Usable on Information Visualization for People with Visual Impairments

Y. Zhao

ACM International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design DOI ↗
Text-to-speech AI BLV
2025

Accessible Text Descriptions for UpSet Plots

A. McNutt, M. McCracken, I. Eliza, D. Hajas, J. Wagoner, N. Lanza, J. Wilburn, S. Creem-Regehr, A. Lex

The Consumer Goods Forum DOI ↗
AI BLV
2025

When Refreshable Tactile Displays Meet Conversational Agents: Investigating Accessible Data Presentation and Analysis with Touch and Speech

S. Reinders, M. Butler, I. Zukerman, B. Lee, L. Qu, K. Marriott

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
tactile Refreshable Tactile Displays QA Multimodal Charts Maps AI BLV
2025

GenQA: A Method for Generating and Validating Question/Answer Pairs from Journalistic Data Material

T. Lecardonnel, C. Hurter, T. Hurtut

IEEE Pacific Visualization Conference DOI ↗
QA Charts AI Journalists
2024

Enhancing statistical chart accessibility for people with low vision: insights from a user test

R. Alcaraz-Martínez, M. Ribera, A. Adeva Fillol, A. Pascual Almenara

Universal Access in the Information Society DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts BLV
2024

Exploring the Effectiveness of Electrotactile Feedback for Data Visualization for Blind and Visually Impaired Users

R. Milallos, T. Oh, R. Peiris

Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts BLV
2024

Tangible Stats: An Embodied and Multimodal Platform for Teaching Data and Statistics to Blind and Low Vision Students

D. Fan, G. Kim, O. Tomassetti, S. Patel, S. O'Modhrain, V. Lee, S. Follmer

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts Teachers
2024

Experimenting with Dataphys, a Physicalization Toolkit for Representing Spatio-Temporal Environmental Data

F. Pittarello, M. Semenzato

ACM Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces DOI ↗
tactile
2024

Revisiting visual accessibility with non-textual content: challenges and solutions for human-computer interaction

P. Vargas, D. Trevisan

ACM Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems Results DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Multimodal Charts Maps Diagrams Researchers or Developers
2024

Accessible SVG Charts with AChart

K. Andrews, C. Kopel

Accessible Data Visualization DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts BLV
2024

Understanding the Visualization and Analytics Needs of Blind and Low-Vision Professionals

P. Chundury, U. Thakkar, Y. Reyazuddin, J. Jordan, N. Elmqvist, J. Lazar

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile sonification Screen Reader Braille Multimodal Charts BLV
2024

Towards a Data Physicalization Toolkit for Non-Sighted Users

F. Pittarello, M. Semenzato

IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference DOI ↗
tactile BLV
2024

Identifying the Information Gap for Visually Impaired Students during Lecture Talks

K. Anderer, M. Wölfel, J. Niehues

IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing DOI ↗
QA Charts AI BLV
2024

Erie: A Declarative Grammar for Data Sonification

H. Kim, Y. Kim, J. Hullman

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2024

Beyond Vision Impairments: Redefining the Scope of Accessible Data Representations

B. Wimer, L. South, K. Wu, D. Szafir, M. Borkin, R. Metoyer

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
Charts Maps Tables PWD
2024

Data Navigator: An Accessibility-Centered Data Navigation Toolkit

F. Elavsky, L. Nadolskis, D. Moritz

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts Maps Diagrams PWD
2024

Can we create accessible charts with Microsoft Excel?: a review of possibilities and limits, with a special focus to users with low vision

R. Alcaraz-Martinez, M. Ribera, J. Roig Marcelino, A. Pascual-Almenara

ACM International Conference on Human Computer Interaction DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts PWD
2024

Speech-based Mark for Data Sonification

Y. Zhao, J. Lu, M. Nacenta

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal BLV
2024

Open Your Ears and Take a Look: A State-of-the-Art Report on the Integration of Sonification and Visualization

K. Enge, E. Elmquist, V. Caiola, N. Rönnberg, A. Rind, M. Iber, S. Lenzi, F. Lan, R. Höldrich, W. Aigner

The Consumer Goods Forum DOI ↗
sonification Charts Maps BLV
2024

Beyond Sight: Empowering Visually Impaired Users with Audible Graphs

W. Aljedaani, U. Chimpiri, D. Gaddam, V. Shaik, Y. Karasala, M. Eler

ACM Web for All Conference DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Charts AI BLV
2024

How to promote descriptions in dynamic charts in light of transparency? A study on the accessibility barriers faced by citizens with severe visual impairment: Como promover descrições em gráficos dinâmicos à luz da transparência? Um estudo sobre as barreiras de acessibilidade enfrentadas por cidadãos com deficiência visual grave

J. Marques, S. Ferreira

Brazilian Symposium on Information Systems DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts BLV
2024

Health Data Visualization Literacy Skills of Young Adults with Down Syndrome and the Barriers to Inference-making

R. Wood, J. Feng, J. Lazar

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
Charts Tables Down Syndrome
2024

Discovering Accessible Data Visualizations for People with ADHD

T. Tran, H. Lee, J. Park

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
Charts ADHD
2024

“Customization is Key”: Reconfigurable Textual Tokens for Accessible Data Visualizations

S. Jones, I. Pedraza Pineros, D. Hajas, J. Zong, A. Satyanarayan

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
Screen Reader BLV
2024

AutoVizuA11y: A tool to automate screen reader accessibility in charts

D. Duarte, R. Costa, P. Bizarro, C. Duarte

The Consumer Goods Forum DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts AI Screen reader users
2024

ChartA11y: Designing Accessible Touch Experiences of Visualizations with Blind Smartphone Users

Z. Zhang, J. Thompson, A. Shah, M. Agrawal, A. Sarikaya, J. Wobbrock, E. Cutrell, B. Lee

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile sonification Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts BLV
2024

Understanding and Reducing the Challenges Faced by Creators of Accessible Online Data Visualizations

A. Sharif, J. Kim, J. Xu, J. Wobbrock

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
sonification Screen Reader QA Multimodal Authors
2024

Workshop as an Educational Intervention: Improving the Knowledge and Understanding of Data Visualization Accessibility for Visualization Creators

A. Sharif

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Screen Reader Authors
2024

Charting Beyond Sight with DataStory: Sensory Substitution and Storytelling in Visual Literacy Education for Visually Impaired Children

S. He, L. Yu

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile sonification Multimodal Charts BLV
2024

Explaining Unfamiliar Genomics Data Visualizations to a Blind Individual through Transitions

T. Smits, S. L'Yi, H. Nguyen, A. Mar, N. Gehlenborg

Accessible Data Visualization DOI ↗
Charts BLV
2024

From Graphs to Words: A Computer-Assisted Framework for the Production of Accessible Text Descriptions

Q. Xu, T. Hurtut

International Conference on Visualisation DOI ↗
Charts Screen reader users
2024

AltGeoViz: Facilitating Accessible Geovisualization

C. Li, R. Pang, A. Sharif, A. Chheda-Kothary, J. Heer, J. Froehlich

International Conference on Visualisation DOI ↗
Screen Reader Maps Screen reader users
2024

Braille on Mouse – Enhancing Accessibility of Digital Education for Visually Challenged

D. Singhal, C. Sultania, A. Madurwar, M. Kabra, M. Rao

IEEE International Conference on Computer and Automation Engineering DOI ↗
tactile haptic Braille Multimodal Diagrams BLV
2024

‘Malicious’ pictorials: How alt text matters to screen reader users’ experience of image-dense media

A. Yin, R. Sogani, B. Oewel, K. Phan, J. Park, M. Yeo, L. Yazzolino, K. Arcos, A. Abdolrahmani, E. Blank, M. Gilbert, S. Branham

ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference DOI ↗
Screen Reader Diagrams BLV
2024

Designing a CURE for CS1

K. Buffardi, J. Brooks, D. Alexander

ACM Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education DOI ↗
AI Students
2024

Umwelt: Accessible Structured Editing of Multi-Modal Data Representations

J. Zong, I. Pedraza Pineros, M. Chen, D. Hajas, A. Satyanarayan

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
sonification BLV
2024

How Do Low-Vision Individuals Experience Information Visualization?

Y. Wang, Y. Zhao, Y. Kim

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
Charts BLV
2024

Designing Unobtrusive Modulated Electrotactile Feedback on Fingertip Edge to Assist Blind and Low Vision (BLV) People in Comprehending Charts

C. Jiang, Y. Fan, J. Xie, E. Kuang, K. Zhang, M. Fan

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts AI BLV
2024

TactualPlot: Spatializing Data as Sound Using Sensory Substitution for Touchscreen Accessibility

P. Chundury, Y. Reyazuddin, J. Jordan, J. Lazar, N. Elmqvist

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
tactile sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2024

VizAbility: Enhancing Chart Accessibility with LLM-based Conversational Interaction

J. Gorniak, Y. Kim, D. Wei, N. Kim

ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces DOI ↗
Screen Reader QA Multimodal Charts AI BLV
2024

Spatial Audio-Enhanced Multimodal Graph Rendering for Efficient Data Trend Learning on Touchscreen Devices

W. Moore, M. Kalal, J. Tennison, N. Giudice, J. Gorlewicz

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2024

MAIDR: Making Statistical Visualizations Accessible with Multimodal Data Representation

J. Seo, Y. Xia, B. Lee, S. Mccurry, Y. Yam

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile Braille Multimodal Charts Maps BLV
2024

FigurA11y: AI Assistance for Writing Scientific Alt Text

N. Singh, L. Wang, J. Bragg

ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts Diagrams Scientific AI Researchers or Developers
2024

Our Stories, Our Data: Co-designing Visualizations with People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

K. Wu, G. Quadri, A. Wang, D. Osei-Tutu, E. Petersen, V. Koushik, D. Szafir

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile IDD
2024

Chart4Blind: An Intelligent Interface for Chart Accessibility Conversion

O. Moured, M. Baumgarten-Egemole, K. Müller, A. Roitberg, T. Schwarz, R. Stiefelhagen

ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces DOI ↗
tactile Charts AI BLV
2024

MAIDR Meets AI: Exploring Multimodal LLM-Based Data Visualization Interpretation by and with Blind and Low-Vision Users

J. Seo, S. Kamath, A. Zeidieh, S. Venkatesh, S. McCurry

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
QA Charts AI BLV
2024

Grouping Effect for Bar Graph Summarization for People with Visual Impairments

B. Kakehi, M. Iwamura, K. Minatani, K. Kise

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Charts BLV
2024

From Sight to Touch: Designing Tactile Data Physicalizations for Non-sighted Users

J. Ebermann, M. Keck

Accessible Data Visualization DOI ↗
tactile Braille Multimodal Charts BLV
2024

Improving Usability of Data Charts in Multimodal Documents for Low Vision Users

Y. Prakash, A. Kolgar Nayak, S. Alyaan, P. Khan, H. Lee, V. Ashok

ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction DOI ↗
Charts AI BLV
2024

Enabling Tabular Data Exploration for Blind and Low-Vision Users

Y. Wang, A. Srinivasan, Y. Kim

ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Tables BLV
2024

TADA: Making Node-link Diagrams Accessible to Blind and Low-Vision People

Y. Zhao, M. Nacenta, M. Sukhai, S. Somanath

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Diagrams BLV
2024

A Screen reader and Sonification Approach for non-sighted Users to explore Data Visualizations on the Internet

J. Loitzenbauer, M. Keck

Accessible Data Visualization DOI ↗
sonification Screen Reader Multimodal Charts BLV
2024

Non-Visual Interfaces for Visual Learners: Multisensory Learning of Graphic Primitives

S. Doore, J. Brown, S. Imai, J. Dimmel, N. Giudice

IEEE Access DOI ↗
tactile haptic Text-to-speech Multimodal Researchers or Developers
2023

Data Visualization Accessibility for Blind and Low Vision Audiences

C. Keilers, G. Tigwell, R. Peiris

Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction DOI ↗
tactile Screen Reader Multimodal Charts AI BLV
2023

Authoring Web-Accessible Mathematical Diagrams

D. Austin, V. Sorge

ACM Web for All Conference DOI ↗
sonification Charts BLV
2023

Multimodal Presentation of Interactive Audio-Tactile Graphics Supporting the Perception of Visual Information by Blind People

M. Maćkowski, P. Brzoza, M. Kawulok, R. Meisel, D. Spinczyk

ACM Trans. Multimedia Comput. Commun. Appl. DOI ↗
tactile Maps BLV
2023

Notably Inaccessible — Data Driven Understanding of Data Science Notebook (In)Accessibility

V. Potluri, S. Singanamalla, N. Tieanklin, J. Mankoff

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts Tables Researchers or Developers
2023

Cripping Data Visualizations: Crip Technoscience as a Critical Lens for Designing Digital Access

S. Hsueh, B. Vincenzi, A. Murdeshwar, M. Ciolfi Felice

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile sonification Screen Reader Multimodal BLV
2023

VizAbility: Multimodal Accessible Data Visualization with Keyboard Navigation and Conversational Interaction

J. Gorniak, J. Ottiger, D. Wei, N. Kim,

ACM User Interface Software and Technology DOI ↗
Screen Reader QA Multimodal Charts Maps AI BLV
2023

Web tool for generating image maps with YOLO, OCR, Python and Angular based on the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

A. Perez-Muñoz, E. Marquez-Lozado

IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference DOI ↗
Charts Tables Diagrams AI BLV
2023

A Systematic Mapping Study on Accessibility in Data Visualizations for Visually Impaired Users

L. Tlapa-Monge, L. Montané-Jiménez

IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Innovation DOI ↗
Charts BLV
2023

Empowering People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through Cognitively Accessible Visualizations

K. Wu, D. Szafir

IEEE Workshop on Visualization for Social Good DOI ↗
IDD
2023

Line Harp: Importance-Driven Sonification for Dense Line Charts

E. Bru, T. Trautner, S. Bruckner

International Conference on Visualisation DOI ↗
sonification Charts BLV
2023

Automatic Chart Understanding: A Review

A. Farahani, P. Adibi, M. Ehsani, H. Hutter, A. Darvishy

IEEE Access DOI ↗
QA Charts AI BLV
2023

Photosensitive Accessibility for Interactive Data Visualizations

L. South, M. Borkin

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
Charts Maps Diagrams Researchers or Developers
2023

Me, My Health, and My Watch: How Children with ADHD Understand Smartwatch Health Data

E. Ankrah, F. Cibrian, L. Silva, A. Tavakoulnia, J. Beltran, S. Schuck, K. Lakes, G. Hayes

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal ADHD
2023

Chart Reader: Accessible Visualization Experiences Designed with Screen Reader Users

J. Thompson, J. Martinez, A. Sarikaya, E. Cutrell, B. Lee

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
sonification Screen Reader Multimodal Charts BLV
2023

Accessible Data Representation with Natural Sound

M. Hoque, M. Ehtesham-Ul-Haque, N. Elmqvist, S. Billah

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
sonification Charts BLV
2023

Azimuth: Designing Accessible Dashboards for Screen Reader Users

A. Srinivasan, T. Harshbarger, D. Hilliker, J. Mankoff

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Screen Reader BLV
2023

Wearable Haptic Sensing - Enriching Accessibility of Pictorial Information for Visually Impaired

C. Sultania, D. Singhal, S. Pawar, M. Kabra, A. Madurwar, M. Rao

IEEE SENSORS DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Diagrams AI BLV
2023

Wearable Haptic Braille Device for Enhancing Classroom Learning

C. Sultania, D. Singhal, M. Kabra, A. Madurwar, S. Pawar, M. Rao

IEEE SENSORS DOI ↗
tactile haptic Braille Multimodal Diagrams AI BLV
2023

Haptics for Accessible Graphics in CS1

W. Bares, J. Wirfs-Brock

ACM Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts Researchers or Developers
2023

Let’s Get Vysical: Perceptual Accuracy in Visual & Tactile Encodings

Z. Xu, K. Williams, E. Wall

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
tactile Researchers or Developers
2023

SeeChart: Enabling Accessible Visualizations Through Interactive Natural Language Interface For People with Visual Impairments

M. Alam, S. Islam, E. Hoque

ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces DOI ↗
Charts BLV
2023

Exploring Chart Question Answering for Blind and Low Vision Users

J. Kim, A. Srinivasan, N. Kim, Y. Kim

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
QA Charts Maps BLV
2023

“Explain What a Treemap is”: Exploratory Investigation of Strategies for Explaining Unfamiliar Chart to Blind and Low Vision Users

G. Kim, J. Kim, Y. Kim

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Charts BLV
2023

The Accessibility of Data Visualizations on the Web for Screen Reader Users: Practices and Experiences During COVID-19

D. Fan, A. Siu, H. Rao, G. Kim, X. Vazquez, L. Greco, S. O'Modhrain, S. Follmer

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
Screen Reader BLV
2023

Grapho: Bringing line chart accessibility to the visually impaired

A. Singh, A. Joshi

International Conference of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Design & Research DOI ↗
tactile Charts BLV
2023

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

A. Sharif, A. Zhang, K. Reinecke, J. Wobbrock

ACM Web for All Conference DOI ↗
Screen Reader BLV
2023

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

N. Kim, G. Ataguba, S. Joyner, C. Zhao, H. Im

The Consumer Goods Forum DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Screen Reader QA Multimodal Charts Maps BLV
2023

Conveying Uncertainty in Data Visualizations to Screen-Reader Users Through Non-Visual Means

A. Sharif, R. Zhong, Y. Wang

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Screen Reader Screen reader users
2023

Data, Data, Everywhere: Uncovering Everyday Data Experiences for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

K. Wu, M. Tran, E. Petersen, V. Koushik, D. Szafir

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
Charts IDD
2023

Enabling People with Blindness to Distinguish Lines of Mathematical Charts with Audio-Tactile Graphic Readers

G. Ramôa, O. Moured, T. Schwarz, K. Müller, R. Stiefelhagen

ACM The PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2022

A Dataset of Alt Texts from HCI Publications: Analyses and Uses Towards Producing More Descriptive Alt Texts of Data Visualizations in Scientific Papers

S. Chintalapati, J. Bragg, L. Wang

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Text-to-speech AI Researchers or Developers
2022

Toward supporting quality alt text in computing publications

C. Williams, L. de Greef, E. Harris, L. Findlater, A. Pavel, C. Bennett

ACM Web for All Conference DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts Maps Diagrams Scientific BLV
2022

Toward Inclusion and Accessibility in Visualization Research: Speculations on Challenges, Solution Strategies, and Calls for Action (Position Paper)

K. Angerbauer, M. Sedlmair

IEEE Methodological Approaches for Visualization DOI ↗
PWD
2022

Olli: An extensible visualization library for screen reader accessibility

M. Blanco, J. Zong, A. Satyanarayan

International Conference on Visualisation DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts Researchers or Developers
2022

Making data tangible: A cross-disciplinary design space for data physicalization

S. Bae, C. Zheng, M. West, E. Do, S. Huron, D. Szafir

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile Charts Maps Researchers or Developers
2022

How accessible is my visualization? Evaluating visualization accessibility with Chartability

F. Elavsky, C. Bennett, D. Moritz

The Consumer Goods Forum DOI ↗
Authors
2022

Author Reflections on Creating Accessible Academic Papers

R. Menzies, G. Tigwell, M. Crabb

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
Charts Tables Authors
2022

Slide-Tone and Tilt-Tone: 1-DOF Haptic Techniques for Conveying Shape Characteristics of Graphs to Blind Users

D. Fan, A. Siu, A. Law, R. Zhen, S. O'Modhrain, S. Follmer

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2022

Interactive web-based image and graph analysis using Sonification for the Blind

T. Roy, L. Boppana

IEEE Region 10 Symposium DOI ↗
tactile sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts AI BLV
2022

PSST: Enabling Blind or Visually Impaired Developers to Author Sonifications of Streaming Sensor Data

V. Potluri, J. Thompson, J. Devine, B. Lee, N. Morsi, P. De Halleux, S. Hodges, J. Mankoff

ACM User Interface Software and Technology DOI ↗
tactile sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal BLV
2022

Accessibility for Color Vision Deficiencies: Challenges and Findings of a Large Scale Study on Paper Figures

K. Angerbauer, N. Rodrigues, R. Cutura, S. Öney, N. Pathmanathan, C. Morariu, D. Weiskopf, M. Sedlmair

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
CVD
2022

Seeing Through Sounds: Mapping Auditory Dimensions to Data and Charts for People with Visual Impairments

R. Wang, C. Jung, Y. Kim

The Consumer Goods Forum DOI ↗
sonification Charts BLV
2022

Validation of a heuristic set to evaluate the accessibility of statistical charts

R. Alcaraz-Martínez, M. Ribera, A. Adeva-Fillol, A. Pascual-Almenara

ACM International Conference on Human Computer Interaction DOI ↗
Charts BLV
2022

Accessible Visualization via Natural Language Descriptions: A Four-Level Model of Semantic Content

A. Lundgard, A. Satyanarayan

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
AI BLV
2022

Communicating Visualizations without Visuals: Investigation of Visualization Alternative Text for People with Visual Impairments

C. Jung, S. Mehta, A. Kulkarni, Y. Zhao, Y. Kim

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
Charts Maps BLV
2022

Rich Screen Reader Experiences for Accessible Data Visualization

J. Zong, C. Lee, A. Lundgard, J. Jang, D. Hajas, A. Satyanarayan

The Consumer Goods Forum DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts BLV
2022

What makes web data tables accessible? Insights and a tool for rendering accessible tables for people with visual impairments

Y. Wang, R. Wang, C. Jung, Y. Kim

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
Screen Reader Tables BLV
2022

Beyond Visuals: Examining the Experiences of Geoscience Professionals With Vision Disabilities in Accessing Data Visualizations

N. Cherukuru, D. Bailey, T. Fourment, B. Hatheway, M. Holland, M. Rehme

International Conference on Visualisation DOI ↗
tactile sonification Screen Reader Multimodal Charts Maps BLV
2022

Towards understanding sensory substitution for accessible visualization: An interview study

P. Chundury, B. Patnaik, Y. Reyazuddin, C. Tang, J. Lazar, N. Elmqvist

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Maps BLV
2022

Supporting Accessible Data Visualization Through Audio Data Narratives

A. Siu, G. Kim, S. O'Modhrain, S. Follmer

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2022

Infosonics: Accessible Infographics for People Who Are Blind Using Sonification and Voice

L. Holloway, C. Goncu, A. Ilsar, M. Butler, K. Marriott

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2022

“What Makes Sonification User-Friendly?” Exploring Usability and User-Friendliness of Sonified Responses

A. Sharif, O. Wang, A. Muongchan

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
sonification Charts BLV
2022

VoxLens: Making Online Data Visualizations Accessible with an Interactive JavaScript Plug-In

A. Sharif, O. Wang, A. Muongchan, K. Reinecke, J. Wobbrock

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech QA Multimodal Charts BLV
2022

Understanding and Improving Information Extraction From Online Geospatial Data Visualizations for Screen-Reader Users

A. Sharif, A. Zhang, A. Shih, J. Wobbrock, K. Reinecke

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Screen Reader Maps Screen reader users
2022

Visualization Accessibility in the Wild: Challenges Faced by Visualization Designers

S. Joyner, A. Riegelhuth, K. Garrity, Y. Kim, N. Kim

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts Maps Researchers or Developers
2021

Screen Reader Accessibility Study of Interactive Maps

S. Hasan, T. Gjøsæter

Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Maps BLV
2021

Methodology for heuristic evaluation of the accessibility of statistical charts for people with low vision and color vision deficiency

R. Martínez, M. Turró, T. Saltiveri

Universal Access in the Information Society DOI ↗
Charts BLV
2021

Technology Developments in Touch-Based Accessible Graphics: A Systematic Review of Research 2010-2020

M. Butler, L. Holloway, S. Reinders, C. Goncu, K. Marriott

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile Maps Diagrams Researchers or Developers
2021

Using Web Standards to Design Accessible Data Visualizations in Professional Communication

A. Strantz

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts Authors
2021

Towards the creation of accessible charts for the visually impaired

A. Scariot, L. Montané-Jiménez, C. Mezura-Godoy

ACM International Conference on Human Computer Interaction DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts Authors
2021

Accessible Visualization: Design Space, Opportunities, and Challenges

N. Kim, S. Joyner, A. Riegelhuth, Y. Kim

The Consumer Goods Forum DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Braille Multimodal Charts BLV
2021

Towards Automatic Interpretation Of Statistical Graphs For The Visually Impaired

S. Figueroa-Gutiérrez, L. Montané-Jiménez, J. Pérez-Arriaga, J. Rojano-Cáceres, G. Toledo-Toledo

International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Innovation DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts AI BLV
2021

Towards a universal cognitive tool: designing accessible visualization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

K. Wu

ACM Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
Charts IDD
2021

Beyond “Alt-Text”: Creating Accessible Data Visualizations with Code

A. Strantz

ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts Screen reader users
2021

Inclusive data visualization for people with disabilities: a call to action

K. Marriott, B. Lee, M. Butler, E. Cutrell, K. Ellis, C. Goncu, M. Hearst, K. McCoy, D. Szafir

Interactions Magazine DOI ↗
BLV
2021

A Fuzzy based naturalness preserving image color compensation method for colorblindness

A. Singla, M. S.

IEEE International Conference on Image Information Processing DOI ↗
Charts AI CVD
2021

Interdependent Variables: Remotely Designing Tactile Graphics for an Accessible Workflow

L. de Greef, D. Moritz, C. Bennett

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Charts BLV
2021

Understanding Screen-Reader Users’ Experiences with Online Data Visualizations

A. Sharif, S. Chintalapati, J. Wobbrock, K. Reinecke

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts Screen reader users
2021

Understanding Data Accessibility for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

K. Wu, E. Petersen, T. Ahmad, D. Burlinson, S. Tanis, D. Szafir

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
Charts IDD
2021

Tactile Fixations: A Behavioral Marker on How People with Visual Impairments Explore Raised-line Graphics

K. Zhao, S. Bardot, M. Serrano, M. Simonnet, B. Oriola, C. Jouffrais

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile Charts Maps BLV
2021

Making Math Graphs More Accessible in Remote Learning: Using Sonification to Introduce Discontinuity in Calculus

K. Ohshiro, A. Hurst, L. DuBois

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2021

COVID-19 highlights the issues facing blind and visually impaired people in accessing data on the web

A. Siu, D. Fan, G. Kim, H. Rao, X. Vazquez, S. O'Modhrain, S. Follmer

ACM Web for All Conference DOI ↗
Screen Reader BLV
2020

Sonify: Making Visual Graphs Accessible

S. Ali, L. Muralidharan, F. Alfieri, M. Agrawal, J. Jorgensen

Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies DOI ↗
tactile sonification Multimodal Charts BLV
2020

AUDiaL: A Natural Language Interface to Make Statistical Charts Accessible to Blind Persons

T. Murillo-Morales, K. Miesenberger

Computers Helping People with Special Needs DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts AI BLV
2020

Accessibility Standards and Their Implementation in Custom Data-Driven Maps

I. Serna-Marjanović, A. Tanovic, A. Cerimagic

International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronic DOI ↗
Screen Reader Maps BLV
2020

Reaching Broader Audiences With Data Visualization

B. Lee, E. Choe, P. Isenberg, K. Marriott, J. Stasko

Common Ground Alliance conference DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Maps PWD
2020

Accessible statistical charts guidelines for people with low vision

R. Martínez, M. Turró, T. Saltiveri

IEEE Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts BLV
2020

PantoGuide: A haptic and audio guidance system to support tactile graphics exploration

E. Chase, A. Siu, A. Boadi-Agyemang, G. Kim, E. Gonzalez, S. Follmer

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Diagrams BLV
2020

Improving Understanding of Data Structures for the Blind with Tactile Media and a User-Centered Iterative Approach

A. Crockett, G. Gannod

IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference DOI ↗
tactile Diagrams BLV
2020

Tactile presentation of network data: Text, matrix or diagram?

Y. Yang, K. Marriott, M. Butler, C. Goncu, L. Holloway

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile Diagrams BLV
2020

Understanding what you feel: A mobile audio-tactile system for graphics used at schools with students with visual impairment

G. Melfi, K. Müller, T. Schwarz, G. Jaworek, R. Stiefelhagen

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Diagrams BLV
2020

Constructive visualization to inform the design and exploration of tactile data representations

H. Alshehri, S. Ludi, W. Aljedaani

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Braille Multimodal Charts BLV
2020

Tapsonic: One dimensional finger mounted multimodal line chart reader

Z. Zhang

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts BLV
2020

Non-visual access to graphical information on COVID-19

L. Holloway, M. Butler, S. Reinders, K. Marriott

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile sonification Screen Reader Multimodal Charts Maps BLV
2020

Multi-Touch Gesture of Mobile Auditory Device for Visually Impaired Users

Z. Putra, D. Setiawan, B. Priambodo, Y. Jumaryadi, M. Anasanti

IEEE Conference on Broadband Communication, Wireless Sensors and Powering DOI ↗
sonification Charts BLV
2019

AudioFunctions.web: Multimodal Exploration of Mathematical Function Graphs.

D. Ahmetovic, C. Bernareggi, J. Guerreiro, S. Mascetti, A. Capietto

ACM Web for All Conference DOI ↗
Screen Reader QA Multimodal Charts AI BLV
2019

Line recognition for generating accessible line plots

F. Lombardi, C. Goncu, S. Marinai

International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition Workshops (ICDARW) DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts AI Researchers or Developers
2019

Neural Caption Generation Over Figures

C. Chen, R. Zhang, S. Kim, S. Cohen, T. Yu, R. Rossi, R. Bunescu

ACM Ubiquitous Computing DOI ↗
Charts AI Researchers or Developers
2019

Proposal and Evaluation of Textual Description Templates for Bar Charts Vocalization

C. Oliveira, A. Silva, E. Campos, T. Araújo, M. Mota, B. Meiguins

IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium DOI ↗
Charts BLV
2019

Development of Audio-Tactile Graphic System Aimed at Facilitating Access to Visual Information for Blind People

Y. Hashimoto, N. Takagi

IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics DOI ↗
tactile Braille Multimodal Maps BLV
2019

A Glyph-based Multimodal Presentation of Multivariate Data

S. Yasmin

ACM Virtual Reality Software and Technology DOI ↗
tactile BLV
2019

Visualizing for the Non-Visual: Enabling the Visually Impaired to Use Visualization

J. Choi, S. Jung, D. Park, J. Choo, N. Elmqvist

The Consumer Goods Forum DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Screen Reader Braille Refreshable Tactile Displays Multimodal Charts AI Authors
2019

Sociotechnical Considerations for Accessible Visualization Design

A. Lundgard, C. Lee, A. Satyanarayan

International Conference on Visualisation DOI ↗
tactile Charts BLV
2019

SVGPlott: an accessible tool to generate highly adaptable, accessible audio-tactile charts for and from blind and visually impaired people

C. Engel, E. Müller, G. Weber

ACM The PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference DOI ↗
tactile Charts BLV
2019

Tactile graphics exploration studies using fingertip tracking based on colour markers detection for visually impaired people

M. Bahrin, H. Yusof, S. Sidek

IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics DOI ↗
tactile Charts Maps Diagrams BLV
2019

Math Graphs for the Visually Impaired: Audio Presentation of Elements of Mathematical Graphs

J. Kim, Y. Lee, I. Seo

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2019

3D printed maps and icons for inclusion: Testing in the wild by people who are blind or have low vision

L. Holloway, K. Marriott, M. Butler, S. Reinders

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Braille Multimodal Maps BLV
2019

Non-visual perception of lines on a multimodal touchscreen tablet

J. Tennison, J. Gorlewicz

Transport and Pollution International Conference DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Multimodal Charts Diagrams BLV
2019

Robographics: Dynamic tactile graphics powered by mobile robots

D. Guinness, A. Muehlbradt, D. Szafir, S. Kane

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2019

Editing spatial layouts through tactile templates for people with visual impairments

J. Li, S. Kim, J. Miele, M. Agrawala, S. Follmer

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal BLV
2018

Techniques for Improved Speech-Based Access to Diagrammatic Representations

T. Murillo-Morales, K. Miesenberger

Computers Helping People with Special Needs DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Charts Diagrams AI BLV
2018

evoGraphs — A jQuery plugin to create web accessible graphs

A. Sharif, B. Forouraghi

IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Charts BLV
2018

Accessible data visualization in higher education

M. Konecki, C. LaPierre, K. Jervis

International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronic DOI ↗
Screen Reader BLV
2018

Multimodal deep learning using images and text for information graphic classification

E. Kim, K. McCoy

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Charts AI Researchers or Developers
2018

Visually augmented audio-tactile graphics for visually impaired people

T. Götzelmann

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Maps Diagrams BLV
2017

Improve the Accessibility of Tactile Charts

C. Keilers, G. Tigwell, R. Peiris

Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT DOI ↗
tactile Braille Multimodal Charts BLV
2017

Producing Accessible Statistics Diagrams in R

D. Fitzpatrick, A. Godfrey, V. Sorge

ACM Web for All Conference DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts BLV
2017

Towards accessible graphs in HTML-based scientific articles

S. Mirri, S. Peroni, P. Salomoni, F. Vitali, V. Rubano

IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts BLV
2017

Analysis of tactile chart design

C. Engel, G. Weber

ACM The PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference DOI ↗
tactile Charts BLV
2017

TacTILE: A Preliminary Toolchain for Creating Accessible Graphics with 3D-Printed Overlays and Auditory Annotations

Y. Han

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Charts BLV
2017

Identifying how Visually Impaired People Explore Raised-line Diagrams to Improve the Design of Touch Interfaces

S. Bardot, M. Serrano, B. Oriola, C. Jouffrais

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile Charts Maps Diagrams BLV
2017

Fluxmarker: Enhancing tactile graphics with dynamic tactile markers

R. Suzuki, A. Stangl, M. Gross, T. Yeh

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts Maps Diagrams BLV
2016

Drawing for blind learners: Assistive technology for graphical design

J. Ohene-Djan, S. Fernando

IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies DOI ↗
tactile QA Multimodal Diagrams BLV
2016

Magic touch: interacting with 3d printed graphics

L. Shi, R. McLachlan, Y. Zhao, S. Azenkot

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile AI BLV
2016

Exploring Auditory Graphing Software in the Classroom: The Effect of Auditory Graphs on the Classroom Environment

B. Tomlinson, J. Batterman, Y. Chew, A. Henry, B. Walker

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2016

Individualization of 2D color maps for people with color vision deficiencies

N. Waldin, M. Bernhard, P. Rautek, I. Viola

ACM Spring Conference on Computer Graphics DOI ↗
Charts Maps CVD
2016

Enabling designers to foresee which colors users cannot see

K. Reinecke, D. Flatla, C. Brooks

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
Charts CVD
2016

MapSense: Multi-Sensory Interactive Maps for Children Living with Visual Impairments

E. Brule, G. Bailly, A. Brock, F. Valentin, G. Denis, C. Jouffrais

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile Maps BLV
2016

Tangible Reels: Construction and Exploration of Tangible Maps by Visually Impaired Users

J. Ducasse, M. Macé, M. Serrano, C. Jouffrais

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal Maps BLV
2015

Assistive Technologies for Second-Year Statistics Students who are Blind

R. Erhardt, M. Shuman

Journal of Statistics Education DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2015

Opportunities and challenges for data physicalization

Y. Jansen, P. Dragicevic, P. Isenberg, J. Alexander, A. Karnik, J. Kildal, S. Subramanian, K. Hornbæk

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile Charts Maps Diagrams Researchers or Developers
2015

Exploring new paradigms for accessible 3d printed graphs

M. Hu

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Charts BLV
2015

GraCALC: An Accessible Graphing Calculator

C. Goncu, K. Marriott

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Tables BLV
2015

The tactile graphics helper: providing audio clarification for tactile graphics using machine vision

G. Fusco, V. Morash

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech QA Multimodal Charts Maps Diagrams AI BLV
2015

ChartMaster: A Tool for Interacting with Stock Market Charts using a Screen Reader

J. Zong, I. Pedraza Pineros, M. Chen, D. Hajas, A. Satyanarayan

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Charts BLV
2014

Haptic Visualization of Real-World Environmental Data for Individuals with Visual Impairments

C. Park, A. Howard

Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Scientific BLV
2014

Generation of accessible graphics

C. Goncu, S. Marinai, K. Marriott

IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation DOI ↗
tactile haptic Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Diagrams AI BLV
2014

Evaluating the Accessibility of Line Graphs through Textual Summaries for Visually Impaired Users

P. Moraes, G. Sina, K. McCoy, S. Carberry

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Charts BLV
2014

Including blind people in computing through access to graphs

S. Balik, S. Mealin, M. Stallmann, R. Rodman, M. Glatz, V. Sigler

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts Diagrams BLV
2014

Tactile graphics with a voice: using QR codes to access text in tactile graphics

C. Baker, L. Milne, J. Scofield, C. Bennett, R. Ladner

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Charts Diagrams BLV
2014

Haptic 3D Surface Representation of Table-Based Data for People With Visual Impairments

J. Braier, K. Lattenkamp, B. Räthel, S. Schering, M. Wojatzki, B. Weyers

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
tactile haptic Braille Multimodal Charts BLV
2014

Tracking @stemxcomet: teaching programming to blind students via 3D printing, crisis management, and twitter

S. Kane, J. Bigham

SIG Computer Science Education DOI ↗
tactile Text-to-speech Multimodal Maps Teachers
2013

Implementing Disability Accommodations in a Widely Distributed Web Based Visualization and Analysis Platform – Weave

H. Granz, M. Tuccar, S. Purushe, G. Grinstein

Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction DOI ↗
Screen Reader Charts AI BLV
2013

Towards Designing Audio Assistance for Comprehending Haptic Graphs: A Multimodal Perspective

Ö. Alaçam, C. Habel, C. Acartürk

Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts BLV
2013

Designing Accessible Visualizations: The Case of Designing a Weather Map for Blind Users

D. Ahmetovic, C. Bernareggi, J. Guerreiro, S. Mascetti, A. Capietto

Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Multimodal Maps BLV
2013

Towards More Accessible Visualizations for Color-Vision-Deficient Individuals

M. Oliveira

International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Software Engineering DOI ↗
Charts Scientific CVD
2013

Access to multimodal articles for individuals with sight impairments

S. Carberry, S. Elzer Schwartz, K. Mccoy, S. Demir, P. Wu, C. Greenbacker, D. Chester, E. Schwartz, D. Oliver, P. Moraes

ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Charts AI BLV
2013

Comparison of reading accuracy between tactile pie charts and tactile band charts

K. Araki, T. Watanabe

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Charts BLV
2013

Using Patterns to Encode Color Information for Dichromats

B. Sajadi, A. Majumder, M. Oliveira, R. Schneider, R. Raskar

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
CVD
2013

Development and evaluation of two prototypes for providing weather map data to blind users through sonification

J. Lazar, S. Chakraborty, D. Carroll, R. Weir, B. Sizemore, H. Henderson

Journal of Usability Studies DOI ↗
tactile sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Maps BLV
2013

Evaluating a tool for improving accessibility to charts and graphs

L. Ferres, G. Lindgaard, L. Sumegi, B. Tsuji

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction DOI ↗
Text-to-speech QA Multimodal BLV
2012

Summarizing multimodal documents in popular media for people with visual impairments

K. Franklin, J. Roberts

ACM Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
Charts AI Researchers or Developers
2012

VizTouch: automatically generated tactile visualizations of coordinate spaces

C. Brown, A. Hurst

IEEE Tangible and Embedded Interaction DOI ↗
tactile Charts BLV
2012

Learning Non-Visual Graphical Information Using a Touch-Based Vibro-Audio Interface

N. Giudice, H. Palani, E. Brenner, K. Kramer

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts BLV
2011

MICOO (multimodal interactive cubes for object orientation) a tangible user interface for the blind and visually impaired

M. Manshad, E. Pontelli, S. Manshad

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Charts BLV
2011

Handscope: enabling blind people to experience statistical graphics on websites through haptics

D. Kim, Y. Lim

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile haptic Text-to-speech Multimodal BLV
2011

An Efficient Direct Volume Rendering Approach for Dichromats

W. Chen, W. Chen, H. Bao

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics DOI ↗
CVD
2011

HapticRiaMaps: towards interactive exploration of web world maps for the visually impaired

N. Kaklanis, K. Votis, P. Moschonas, D. Tzovaras

ACM Web for All Conference DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Maps BLV
2010

Tactile Diagrams: Worth Ten Thousand Words?

C. Goncu, K. Marriott, F. Aldrich

Diagrammatic Representation and Inference DOI ↗
tactile Charts Maps Tables Diagrams BLV
2010

Multimodal Presentation of Two-Dimensional Charts: An Investigation Using Open Office XML and Microsoft Excel

Abu Doush, E. Pontelli, T. Son, D. Simon, O. Ma

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
tactile haptic Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2010

Digitizer Auditory Graph: Making Graphs Accessible to the Visually Impaired

S. Choi, B. Walker

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
sonification Charts BLV
2010

Clutching at Straws: Using Tangible Interaction to Provide Non-Visual Access to Graphs

D. McGookin, E. Robertson, S. Brewster

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
sonification Charts BLV
2010

Universal design of auditory graphs: A comparison of sonification mappings for visually impaired and sighted listeners

B. Walker, L. Mauney

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing DOI ↗
sonification Charts BLV
2010

Individual models of color differentiation to improve interpretability of information visualization

D. Fitzpatrick, A. Godfrey, V. Sorge

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
BLV
2009

Haptic Interaction Techniques for Exploring Chart Data

S. Panëels, J. Roberts, P. Rodgers

Haptic and Audio Interaction Design DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts Screen reader users
2009

Making Microsoft Excel™: multimodal presentation of charts

Abu Doush, E. Pontelli, D. Simon, T. Son, O. Ma

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2008

Tactile chart generation tool

C. Goncu, K. Marriott

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Braille Multimodal Charts BLV
2008

Data sonification for users with visual impairment: A case study with georeferenced data.

H. Zhao, C. Plaisant, B. Shneiderman, J. Lazar

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction DOI ↗
sonification Charts Maps Tables BLV
2008

Using Haptic Cues to Aid Non-Visual Structure Recognition

C. Jay, R. Stevens, R. Hubbold, M. Glencross

Transport and Pollution International Conference DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts Researchers or Developers
2008

Refreshable tactile graphics applied to schoolbook illustrations for students with visual impairment

G. Petit, A. Dufresne, V. Levesque, V. Hayward, N. Trudeau

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Maps Diagrams BLV
2007

Graph Builder: Constructing Non-visual Visualizations

D. McGookin, S. Brewster

People and Computers XX — Engage DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2007

Graphical tactile displays for visually- impaired people

F. Vidal-Verdu, M. Hafez

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal BLV
2007

Automated tactile graphics translation: in the field

R. Ladner, M. Ivory, R. Rao, S. Burgstahler, D. Comden, S. Hahn, M. Renzelmann, S. Krisnandi, M. Ramasamy, B. Slabosky, A. Martin, A. Lacenski, S. Olsen, D. Groce

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Braille Multimodal Charts Maps Diagrams Scientific AI BLV
2007

Where are we with Haptic Visualization?

J. Roberts, S. Paneels

World Haptics Conference DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts Maps Diagrams Researchers or Developers
2007

Improving accessibility to statistical graphs: the iGraph-Lite system

L. Ferres, P. Verkhogliad, G. Lindgaard, L. Boucher, A. Chretien, M. Lachance

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
Text-to-speech Screen Reader Multimodal Charts BLV
2007

Teaching data structures to students who are blind

M. Calder, R. Cohen, J. Lanzoni, N. Landry, J. Skaff

Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2007

Visual to tactile conversion of vector graphics

S. Krufka, K. Barner, T. Aysal

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering DOI ↗
tactile Charts Maps Diagrams BLV
2006

Teaching graphs to visually impaired students using an active auditory interface

R. Cohen, A. Meacham, J. Skaff,

SIG Computer Science Education DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Diagrams Teachers
2006

Non-visual overviews of complex data sets.

J. Kildal, S. Brewster

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Tables BLV
2006

Feeling what you hear: tactile feedback for navigation of audio graphs

S. Wall, S. Brewster

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2006

Tac-tiles: multimodal pie charts for visually impaired users

S. Wall, S. Brewster

ACM Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction DOI ↗
tactile sonification Text-to-speech Refreshable Tactile Displays Multimodal Charts BLV
2006

SoundBar: Exploiting multiple views in multimodal graph browsing

D. McGookin, S. Brewster

ACM Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2005

Haptic glyphs (hlyphs) - structured haptic objects for haptic visualization

J. Roberts, K. Franklin

World Haptics Conference DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal BLV
2005

PLUMB: displaying graphs to the blind using an active auditory interface

R. Cohen, R. Yu, A. Meacham, J. Skaff

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Diagrams BLV
2005

Accessibility of graphics in technical documentation for the cognitive and visually impaired

S. Murphy

ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication DOI ↗
Charts Diagrams BLV
2005

iSonic: interactive sonification for non-visual data exploration

H. Zhao, C. Plaisant, B. Shneiderman

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Maps Tables BLV
2005

"I hear the pattern": interactive sonification of geographical data patterns

H. Zhao, C. Plaisant, B. Shneiderman

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Maps BLV
2005

Automatic Production of Tactile Graphics from Scalable Vector Graphics

S. Krufka, K. Barner

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile Braille Multimodal Diagrams BLV
2005

Interactive sonification of choropleth maps: Design and evaluation.

H. Zhao, B. Smith, K. Norman, C. Plaisant, B. Shneiderman

IEEE MultiMedia DOI ↗
sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Maps BLV
2005

Automating tactile graphics translation

R. Ladner, M. Ivory, R. Rao, S. Burgstahler, D. Comden, S. Hahn, M. Renzelmann, S. Krisnandi, M. Ramasamy, B. Slabosky, A. Martin, A. Lacenski, S. Olsen, D. Groce

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts Diagrams AI Researchers or Developers
2004

Visualization equivalence for multisensory perception

J. Roberts

International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Software Engineering DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Multimodal Charts Tables Researchers or Developers
2004

A path based model for sonification

K. Franklin, J. Roberts

IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium DOI ↗
sonification Charts Diagrams Researchers or Developers
2003

Evaluation of multimodal graphs for blind people

W. Yu, S. Brewster

Universal Access in the Information Society DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Tables BLV
2003

Review of designs for haptic data visualization

S. Paneels, J. Roberts

IEEE Transactions on Haptics DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Maps Tables Diagrams BLV
2003

Pie chart sonification

K. Franklin, J. Roberts

IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium DOI ↗
sonification Charts BLV
2003

Assessing Haptic Properties for Data Representation

S. Wall, S. Brewster

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts BLV
2002

SVG Linearization and Accessibility

I. Herman, D. Dardailler

The Consumer Goods Forum DOI ↗
Charts Diagrams BLV
2002

Comparing two haptic interfaces for multimodal graph rendering

W. Yu, S. Brewster

Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Charts BLV
2002

Multimodal virtual reality versus printed medium in visualization for blind people

W. Yu, S. Brewster

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
2001

Exploring computer-generated line graphs through virtual touch

W. Yu, R. Ramloll, S. Brewster, B. Ridel

IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Its Applications DOI ↗
haptic Charts BLV
2000

Constructing sonified haptic line graphs for the blind student: First steps

R. Ramloll, W. Yu, S. Brewster, B. Riedel, M. Burton, G. Dimigen

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic sonification Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts BLV
1999

Design of a haptic data visualization system for people with visual impairments

J. Fritz, K. Barner

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering DOI ↗
haptic Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Scientific BLV
1999

Tguide: A Guidance System for Tactile Image Exploration

M. Kurze

ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility DOI ↗
tactile haptic Multimodal Diagrams BLV
1998

Three-Dimensional Tactile Display for the Blind.

M. Shinohara, Y. Shimizu, A. Mochizuki

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering DOI ↗
tactile Maps Scientific BLV
1997

Automatic visual to tactile translation, Parts I: Human Factors, Access Methods and Image Manipulation

T. Way, K. Barner

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering DOI ↗
tactile haptic Text-to-speech Multimodal Charts Maps Diagrams BLV
1996

Audio enhanced 3D interfaces for visually impaired users

S. Mereu, R. Kazman

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems DOI ↗
BLV