Full Description
Data visualizations are increasingly used to communicate essential insights. However, these visualizations are inaccessible to screen-reader users, further exacerbating the digital divide. Evidence shows that creators have minimal knowledge about accessibility. To address these concerns, this book provides foundational and cutting-edge knowledge about visualization accessibility.
Starting with a brief history of data visualizations and shedding light on the disenfranchisement caused by their inaccessibility, the author presents a detailed overview of the modalities used for visualization accessibility, highlighting their advantages and shortcomings. In addition, the book delves into various interaction mechanisms, exploring user agency and closing with future avenues to make visualizations equitably accessible.
Overall, Exploring Data Visualization Accessibility enables students, researchers, and practitioners to learn more about this topic and employ best practices in creating visualizations that can benefit all.
Contents
What to expect from this book?- Understanding screen-reader users' experiences.- Part 1: Common modalities.- Alternative textual description.- Sonifcation.- Data tables.- Part 2: Non-keyboard-based interaction mechanisms.- Touch-based interaction.- Verbal interaction.- Part 3: Supporting visualization creators.- Current experiences of creators.- Solutions to enhance the experiences of visualization creators.- Part 4: Future directions.- Artifcial intelligence, large-language models, and new technologies.- Equitable information extraction.
