Accessibility Insights from Student's Software Engineering Projects
This program is tentative and subject to change.
With over 95% of the top one million websites not being fully accessible, teaching digital accessibility to computing students is crucial. In this study, conducted over three spring semesters within a Software Engineering project course, we introduced dedicated sprints focused on accessibility. During these sprints, students were taught about various types of disabilities, accessibility principles, web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG), and various automated and manual techniques to test for accessibility. Students utilized automated tools to identify accessibility issues in their web projects and subsequently dedicated another sprint to address and resolve these issues. We systematically documented common accessibility mistakes students make, highlighting the WCAG ‘success criteria’ that require careful instructional focus. Additionally, we identify which accessibility issues are frequently and easily resolved by students and which challenges persist despite their efforts. This comprehensive analysis provides valuable insights, enabling the computing education community to effectively integrate and emphasize accessibility instruction in their curricula, ultimately fostering more inclusive and accessible web development practices.
This program is tentative and subject to change.
Fri 28 FebDisplayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
13:45 - 15:00 | |||
13:45 18mTalk | Accessibility Insights from Student's Software Engineering Projects Papers Wajdi Aljedaani University of North Texas, Parthasarathy PD BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus, Swaroop Joshi BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus, Marcelo Medeiros Eler University of São Paulo | ||
14:03 18mTalk | Enhancing Accessibility in Software Engineering Projects with Large Language Models (LLMs) Papers Wajdi Aljedaani University of North Texas, Marcelo Medeiros Eler University of São Paulo, Parthasarathy PD BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus | ||
14:22 18mTalk | Opening Digital Doors: Early Lessons in Software Accessibility for K-8 StudentsK12 Papers Chunyu Liu University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Samantha Sy University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Elizabeth Lodvikov Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Jingwen Shan University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Devorah Kletenik Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Rachel F. Adler University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ||
14:41 18mTalk | Sprint to Inclusion: Embedding Accessibility Sprint in a Software Engineering Course Papers Wajdi Aljedaani University of North Texas, Parthasarathy PD BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus, Marcelo Medeiros Eler University of São Paulo, Swaroop Joshi BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus |