ASVG − Accessible Scalable Vector Graphics: intention trees to make charts more accessible and usable
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to enhance accessibility of graphical information in particular for blind and visually handicapped people.
Design/methodology/approach
Prototype development based on an intense analysis of the state of the art and potential technologies with later on heuristic analysis of different approaches to enrich graphical information for better accessibility.
Findings
A novel approach to enhance accessibility named “Intention Tree” for enhancing accessibility. It allows integrating descriptive and navigation information into standard Scalable Vector Graphics and also mechanisms to analyse and aggregate data.
Research limitations/implications
The approach promises interesting new tools for better accessing and navigating graphical information with potential not only for blind and visually handicapped people.
Practical implications
Design prototype for further development.
Social implications
Potential for better social inclusion and participation.
Originality/value
This paper presents a novel and new approach for enhanced accessibility and usability and a new technique for authoring graphical information.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by callas software through its CEO Olaf Drümmer both financially and in terms of content. It was supervised by the University Linz, Institute Integriert Studieren, in the frame of the European Coding for a Cause competition (C4C, www.projectpossibility.org) with its finals held at the 13th AAATE Conference in September 2015 in Budapest (www.aaate2015.eu).
Citation
Weninger, M., Ortner, G., Hahn, T., Drümmer, O. and Miesenberger, K. (2015), "ASVG − Accessible Scalable Vector Graphics: intention trees to make charts more accessible and usable", Journal of Assistive Technologies, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 239-246. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAT-10-2015-0027
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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