The 15th Web for All Conference Lyon, France 2018

The 15th Web for All Conference Lyon, France 2018

http://www.w4a.info/2018/

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Endorsed by the IW3C2

International World Wide Web Conference Committee

ISBN: 978-1-4503-5651-0

Foreword

The International Web for All Conference (W4A) began in 2004 as a workshop aiming to make the World Wide Web accessible for people with disabilities. Over the years, the workshop has grown into the top conference for web sites accessibility research, attracting a diverse crowd from academia, industry, government, and non-profit organizations. W4A has become the venue for scientists, students, and practitioners from around the world to showcase their latest research, widen their perspectives through discussions with their peers, and establish future research agendas.

W4A is an influential conference that has a growing impact on the research community. According to the ACM Digital Library Bibliometric, each of the W4A's 398 papers was downloaded on average 357 times and has 4.41 citations. These data confirm that W4A does not only provide excellent visibility to papers but also enables strong scientific impact.

Every year, we select a theme that reflects the emerging trends in web accessibility and encourages researchers to look for innovative solutions that make the Web accessible for all. The 30 billion devices expected to join the “Internet of Things” (IoT) by 2020 provide an unprecedented opportunity to observe the world through their sensors, and the AI trained on this data will make smarter decisions to help us in our everyday lives. We have always embraced the potential of new technologies to provide an accessible user experience for everyone. No longer do we look at technology and only look to overcome the potential challenges it could present to users, but we look for how technology can be used to provide an accessible user experience for all. In recognition of the emergence of this new age, the theme for the 15th International Web for All Conference is “Internet of Accessible Things”.

This year, we received 45 submissions from thirteen countries showing steady interest of the research community. The submissions covered a wide range of topics including digital assistants and intelligent agents, Internet of Things (IoT), accessible cloud computing, evaluation and testing methods, mobile technologies, and others. Twelve technical papers and thirteen communication papers were selected through a rigorous peer review process.

This year, W4A will feature two keynote speakers. Amy Hurst, Associate Professor of Human Centred Computing, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Justine Cassell, Associate Dean of Technology Strategy and Impact, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University. The “William Loughborough” Conference After Dinner Talk will be given by Helen Petrie, Professor of Human Computer Interaction, Department of Computer Science, University of York.

Many people have contributed to the success of this conference. We would like to thank the Program Committee for their exceptional work and dedication in the review process. We would also like to thank the authors for their excellent work and thank delegates for their participation. Finally, we would like to thank our sponsors and supporters: Google; IBM; The Paciello Group; Intuit; Capti; OpenConf; WebKeyIT; ACM Digital Library, ACM SIGACCESS, ACM SIGCHI, ACM SIGWEB; and The Web Conference.

Elaine Pearson and Volker Sorge April 2018.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Table of Contents

Conference Program
Conference Information
Keynote Speakers
W4A/TPG Web Accessibility Challenge
W4A Google Doctoral Consortium
W4A Unconference
IBM People with Disabilities Award

Intuit Best Paper Awards

Program

Keynote

Session 1: Internet of Things 1/2
Session 2: Education
Session 3: IBM Award for Students with Disabilities
Session 4: The Paciello Group Web Accessibility Challenge - Presentations
Session 5: The Paciello Group Web Accessibility Challenge - Demonstrations
Session 6: Google Doctoral Consortium Presentations 1/2
Session 7: User Interface Design

The “William Loughborough” After-Dinner Talk

Keynote

Session 8: Internet of Things 2/2

Session 9: Learning Disabilities
Session 10: Evaluation and Testing
Session 11: Google Doctoral Consortium Presentations 2/2
Session 12: Assistive Technology
Session 13: Motor Impairments
Awards & Closing:
W4A Sponsors & Supporters
Conference Organization

Conference Program