Dataviz Accessibility Resources
A non-exhaustive and in-progress list of people and resources in Accessibility and Data Visualization
People and Articles in Dataviz & Accessibility (Web)
Doug Schepers Doug Schepers Twitter
Data Visualization Society [Home page] (org) DataVizSociety Twitter run by @AmyCesal and @abmakulec and many others (to be listed)
Frank Elavsky (he/him) Frank Elavsky Twitter
- Data Visualization and Accessibility on the Web
- Data Visualization and Accessibility on the Web - slides
Amy Cesal (she/her) Amy Cesal Twitter
Amanda Makulec MPH Amanda Makulec Twitter
Melanie Mazanec Melanie Mazanec Twitter
Sarah L. Fossheim (they/them) Sarah L. Fossheim Twitter
Lindsey (she/her) Lindsey Twitter
Glenna R. Shaw Glenna R. Shaw Twitter
Stephanie Evergreen Stephanie Evergreen Twitter
Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic Twitter
Digital Government (USA)
Luc Guillemot Luc Guillemot Twitter
Government Digital Service (UK) Government Digital Service (UK) Twitter
Sarah Higley Sarah Higley Twitter
- Accessibility and Data Visualization — Data Visualization Society [ Communal Notes - Fireside Chat Accessible Data Viz ]
Ed Summers Ed Summers Twitter
Amelia Bellamy (she/her) Amelia Bellamy Twitter
- Using SVG with CSS3 and HTML5 [Book] (Chapter 17. "Beyond the Visible")
Peter Holmes Peter Holmes Twitter
Dr. John Gardner Dr. John Gardner Twitter
Alison Bert Alison Bert Twitter
Øystein Moseng Øystein Moseng Twitter & Ted Gies Ted Gies Twitter
Ryan Bales Ryan Bales Twitter (not accessibility, but good chart design tips)
Lisa Charlotte Rost Lisa Charlotte Rost Twitter
Javascript Dataviz Frameworks with Accessibility
Highcharts
Amcharts
Chart.js
People and Articles in Dataviz & Accessibility (Academia)
Reaching Broader Audiences With Data Visualization
Ref: B. Lee, E. K. Choe, P. Isenberg, K. Marriott and J. Stasko, "Reaching Broader Audiences With Data Visualization," in IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 82-90, 1 March-April 2020, doi: 10.1109/MCG.2020.2968244.
Sociotechnical Considerations for Accessible Visualization Design [PDF]
Ref: Lundgard, A., Lee, C., & Satyanarayan, A. (2019, October). Sociotechnical Considerations for Accessible Visualization Design. In 2019 IEEE Visualization Conference (VIS) (pp. 16-20). IEEE.
Designing communicative visualization for people with intellectual developmental disabilities [PDF]
Ref: Wu, K., Tanis, S., & Szafir, D. (2019). Designing communicative visualization for people with intellectual developmental disabilities.
Visualizing for the Non‐Visual: Enabling the Visually Impaired to Use Visualization [PDF]
Ref: Choi, J., Jung, S., Park, D. G., Choo, J., & Elmqvist, N. (2019, June). Visualizing for the Non‐Visual: Enabling the Visually Impaired to Use Visualization. In Computer Graphics Forum (Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 249-260).
Producing accessible statistics diagrams in R [PDF]
Ref: Fitzpatrick, D., Godfrey, A. J. R., & Sorge, V. (2017, April). Producing accessible statistics diagrams in R. In Proceedings of the 14th Web for All Conference on the Future of Accessible Work (pp. 1-4).
Statistical Software from a Blind Person's Perspective [PDF]
Ref: Godfrey, A. J. R. (2013). Statistical software from a blind person’s perspective. The R Journal, 5(1), 73-79.### Graph literacy: a cross-cultural comparison
Graph literacy: a cross-cultural comparison [PDF]
Ref: Galesic, M., & Garcia-Retamero, R. (2011). Graph literacy: A cross-cultural comparison. Medical Decision Making, 31(3), 444-457.### Design features of graphs in health risk communications: a systematic review
Design features of graphs in health risk communications: a systematic review [PDF]
Ref: Ancker, J. S., Senathirajah, Y., Kukafka, R., & Starren, J. B. (2006). Design features of graphs in health risk communication: A systematic review. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 13(6), 608-618.
Access All Areas [PDF]
Ref: THOMPSON, D. (2005). Access all areas. NATURE, 435, 2.### Visualisation tools for blind people using multiple modalities
Visualisation tools for blind people using multiple modalities [PDF]
Ref: Brewster, S. (2002). Visualization tools for blind people using multiple modalities. Disability and rehabilitation, 24(11-12), 613-621.