Abstract
A number of researches have been conducted to improve the accessibility of various types of images on the web (e.g., photos and artworks) for people with visual impairments. However, little has been studied on making comics accessible. As a formative study, we first conducted an online survey with 68 participants who are blind or have low vision. Based on their prior experiences with audio-books and eBooks, we propose AccessComics, an accessible digital comic book reader for people with visual impairments. An interview study and prototype evaluation with eight participants with visual impairments revealed implications that can further improve the accessibility of comic books for people with visual impairments. The results showed that the participants' preferred features of the prototype, audiobook and eBook.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 18th International Web for All Conference, W4A 2021 |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450382120 |
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| State | Published - 19 Apr 2021 |
| Event | 18th International Web for All Conference, W4A 2021 - Virtual, Online, Slovenia Duration: 19 Apr 2021 → 20 Apr 2021 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the 18th International Web for All Conference, W4A 2021 |
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Conference
| Conference | 18th International Web for All Conference, W4A 2021 |
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| Country/Territory | Slovenia |
| City | Virtual, Online |
| Period | 19/04/21 → 20/04/21 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the 2019 Science Technology Humanity and Social Science Convergence Research Program of National Research Foundation of Korea (2018M3C1B6061353).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 ACM.
Keywords
- Audiobooks
- Blind
- Comics
- EBooks
- People with visual impairments
- Screen readers