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Introduction to the Special Issue on W4A21

Introduction to the Special Issue on W4A21 We are pleased to present the first Special Issue on the International Web for All Conference (W4A) series featured in the ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS) journal. This volume presents seven articles that are extended versions of the conference papers presented at the 18th International Web for All Conference, which was held online on April 19–20, 2021. Authors of sev- eral top papers from the conference submitted manuscripts for consideration, which then under- went a full journal review process. The guest editors for this issue are Victoria Yaneva (National Board of Medical Examiners, USA; University of Wolverhampton, UK) and Dragan Ahmetovic (University of Milan, Italy). The guest editors thank the authors for their excellent submissions, and they also thank all of the journal reviewers who contributed their time and expertise to this process. The first article, titled “ AccessComics2: Understanding the User Experience of an Accessible Comic Book Reader for Blind People with Textual Sound Effects ,” proposes an accessible digital comic-book reader for people with visual impairments. Surveys and interviews with participants who are blind or have low vision revealed preference for the inclusion of brief scene descriptions and sound effects. These components were integrated into the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS) Association for Computing Machinery

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Association for Computing Machinery
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1936-7228
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10.1145/3587165
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Abstract

We are pleased to present the first Special Issue on the International Web for All Conference (W4A) series featured in the ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS) journal. This volume presents seven articles that are extended versions of the conference papers presented at the 18th International Web for All Conference, which was held online on April 19–20, 2021. Authors of sev- eral top papers from the conference submitted manuscripts for consideration, which then under- went a full journal review process. The guest editors for this issue are Victoria Yaneva (National Board of Medical Examiners, USA; University of Wolverhampton, UK) and Dragan Ahmetovic (University of Milan, Italy). The guest editors thank the authors for their excellent submissions, and they also thank all of the journal reviewers who contributed their time and expertise to this process. The first article, titled “ AccessComics2: Understanding the User Experience of an Accessible Comic Book Reader for Blind People with Textual Sound Effects ,” proposes an accessible digital comic-book reader for people with visual impairments. Surveys and interviews with participants who are blind or have low vision revealed preference for the inclusion of brief scene descriptions and sound effects. These components were integrated into the

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ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS) – Association for Computing Machinery

Published: Apr 21, 2023

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