Accessible PDFs: applying artificial intelligence for automated remediation of STEM PDFs

FM Schmitt-Koopmann, EM Huang… - Proceedings of the 24th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
People with visual impairments use assistive technology, eg, screen readers, to navigate
and read PDFs. However, such screen readers need extra information about the logical …

FormA11y-A tool for remediating PDF forms for accessibility

S Paliwal, J Hoeflich, JB Jordan, R Jain… - ACM Transactions on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
PDF documents are usually not born-accessible, and so document authors need to put in
additional work (remediation) to make them accessible for people with disabilities …

[PDF][PDF] DocLayoutTTS: Dataset and Baselines for Layout-informed Document-level Neural Speech Synthesis.

P Mathur, F Dernoncourt, QH Tran, J Gu… - …, 2022 - isca-archive.org
We propose a new task of synthesizing speech directly from semi-structured documents
where the extracted text tokens from OCR systems may not be in the correct reading order …

The Accessibility Paradox: Can Research Articles Inspecting Accessibility Be Inaccessible?

AB Szentirmai, Y Inal, AB Torkildsby - International Conference on …, 2024 - Springer
Relevant literature focusing on the accessibility of electronic documents (eg, PDFs) has
been increasing in recent years. Despite its significance, paradoxically, scientific articles …

Debugging for Inclusivity in Online CS Courseware: Does it Work?

A Chatterjee, R Choudhuri, M Sarkar… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Online computer science (CS) courses have broadened access to CS education, yet
inclusivity barriers persist for minoritized groups in these courses. One problem that recent …

Uncovering the New Accessibility Crisis in Scholarly PDFs: Publishing Model and Platform Changes Contribute to Declining Scholarly Document Accessibility in the …

A Kumar, LL Wang - Proceedings of the 26th International ACM …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Most scholarly works are distributed online in PDF format, which can present significant
accessibility challenges for blind and low-vision readers. To characterize the scope of this …

Uncovering the New Accessibility Crisis in Scholarly PDFs

A Kumar, LL Wang - arxiv preprint arxiv:2410.03022, 2024 - arxiv.org
Most scholarly works are distributed online in PDF format, which can present significant
accessibility challenges for blind and low-vision readers. To characterize the scope of this …

[PDF][PDF] Are We Inclusive? Accessibility Challenges in Philippine E-Government Websites

PB Bokingkito, JB Beloy, JJ Ecleo, AR Alce, N Borinaga… - 2025 - preprints.org
Website accessibility is critical for e-government in the Philippines to ensure all citizens,
including those with disabilities, can access essential information and services. This study …

AIDing Inclusivity in Online Computer Science

A Chatterjee - 2024 - ir.library.oregonstate.edu
The increasing prevalence of online education, especially in computer science (CS), has
enabled diverse students to access learning opportunities, overcoming traditional …