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 Digital Library Accessibility and Usability Guidelines (DLAUG)

Digital Library Accessibility and Usability Guidelines (DLAUG)

Funded by IMLS Leadership grant (LG-70-16-0038-16) Citation: Xie, I. et al., (2021). Digital Library Accessibility and Usability Guidelines (DLAUG) to Support Blind and Visually Impaired Users. https://sites.uwm.edu/guidelines/

  • Introduction
  • How to read the DLAUG
  • A. Difficulty accessing information
    • A1. Difficulty accessing a clickable element
    • A2. Difficulty accessing content of a scanned document
    • A3/D4. Difficulty locating or accessing information related to visual items
    • A4/D5. Difficulty locating or accessing multimedia controls
    • A5/D6. Difficulty locating or accessing search features
  • B. Difficulty evaluating information
    • B1. Difficulty assessing relevance of an item
    • B2. Difficulty assessing format of an item
  • C. Difficulty with help
    • C1. Difficulty detecting or using dynamic features and content
    • C2/D7. Difficulty locating or understanding help information
    • C3. Difficulty recognizing or interpreting a label
    • C4. Difficulty understanding how to use a DL
    • C5. Difficulty understanding or using a specific feature
  • D. Difficulty locating specific information, items, or features
    • D1/E1. Difficulty detecting or locating search results
    • D2. Difficulty locating a specific word, phrase, or related term
    • D3. Difficulty locating metadata
    • A3/D4. Difficulty locating or accessing information related to visual items
    • A4/D5. Difficulty locating or accessing multimedia controls
    • A5/D6. Difficulty locating or accessing search features
    • C2/D7. Difficulty locating or understanding help information
  • E. Difficulty identifying current status, path, or cursor mode
    • D1/E1. Difficulty detecting or locating search results
    • E2. Difficulty identifying current location or tracking paths
    • E3. Difficulty identifying items that require downloading before viewing
    • E4. Difficulty navigating through a DL
    • E5. Difficulty recognizing current status of a DL
    • E6. Difficulty recognizing pre-existing text in an input box
  • F. Confusion about multiple programs, DL structures, or search results structure
    • F1. Confusion about digital library structure or browse categories
    • F2. Difficulty understanding results structure or layout
  • G. Avoidance tendency
    • G1. Avoidance of format, approach, or features
  • H. Difficulty constructing or refining searches
    • H1. Difficulty constructing search queries
    • H2. Difficulty refining search queries
    • H3. Difficulty tracking searches
  • I. Difficulty with compatibility issues
    • I1. Situations related to compatibility issues
  • Appendix I. User study
    • 1. How to conduct blind and visually impaired (BVI) user studies in mobile environment
    • Appendix I-b. Transcripts
    • Appendix I-c. User study instruments
  • Appendix II. Factors
  • Appendix III. Level of conformance recommendation
  • Appendix IV. List of Guidelines or Design Recommendations
  • Appendix V. Similarities and differences between the DLAUG and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
  • Appendix VI. Keyboard shortcuts
  • Appendix VII. Accessibility assessment tools
  • Glossary
  • FAQ
  • Complete DLAUG (view/download PDF)
  • Research Team
  • Ongoing and related projects
  • Feedback Form

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Appendix I. User study

Appendix I-a. How to conduct blind and visually impaired user studies

Appendix I-b. Transcripts

Appendix I-c. User study instruments

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