Making dictionary content accessible for people with visual impairments

This article discusses the development and evaluation of EDictViz: a visually accessible dictionary website intended to meet the accessibility needs of people with visual impairments. It is argued that dictionary access is important not only because of the utilitarian role that dictionaries play in...

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Autor: Rees, Geraint Paul
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10230/72468
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http://hdl.handle.net/10230/72468
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Accessibility
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spelling Making dictionary content accessible for people with visual impairmentsRees, Geraint PaulAccessibilityAdvertisementsEducationLanguage LearningLanguage TeachingLexicographyLexicotainmentOnline DictionariesWCAGWeb DevelopmentThis article discusses the development and evaluation of EDictViz: a visually accessible dictionary website intended to meet the accessibility needs of people with visual impairments. It is argued that dictionary access is important not only because of the utilitarian role that dictionaries play in resolving language queries but also because of their potential to promote social inclusion. With reference to previous research, a summary is provided of the barriers to access typically faced by people with visual impairments when using dictionary websites. Following this, the way in which these problems have been addressed in the development and evaluation process of EDictViz thus far is discussed. An evaluation of a development version of EDictViz based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines is reported - it indicates that the latest prototype version of the tool is accessible. This suggests that the design decisions taken at the outset of the project were sound. Throughout this process the parallels between lexicography research, which is often concerned with providing efficient access to lexicographic data, and accessibility research in general are drawn. Plans for future experimental studies to evaluate EDictViz which directly involve people with visual impairments are set out. This development process demonstrates the potential for mutually beneficial collaboration between accessibility and lexicography researchers.Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WAT2026202620252026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10230/72468http://dx.doi.org/10.5788/35-2-2077http://hdl.handle.net/10230/72468reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésLexikos. 2025;35(2):165-84Copyright of all material published in Lexikos will be vested in the Board of Directors of the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal. Authors are free, however, to use their material elsewhere provided that Lexikos (AFRILEX Series) is acknowledged as the original publication source.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/724682026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Making dictionary content accessible for people with visual impairments
title Making dictionary content accessible for people with visual impairments
spellingShingle Making dictionary content accessible for people with visual impairments
Rees, Geraint Paul
Accessibility
Advertisements
Education
Language Learning
Language Teaching
Lexicography
Lexicotainment
Online Dictionaries
WCAG
Web Development
title_short Making dictionary content accessible for people with visual impairments
title_full Making dictionary content accessible for people with visual impairments
title_fullStr Making dictionary content accessible for people with visual impairments
title_full_unstemmed Making dictionary content accessible for people with visual impairments
title_sort Making dictionary content accessible for people with visual impairments
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Accessibility
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Education
Language Learning
Language Teaching
Lexicography
Lexicotainment
Online Dictionaries
WCAG
Web Development
topic Accessibility
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Education
Language Learning
Language Teaching
Lexicography
Lexicotainment
Online Dictionaries
WCAG
Web Development
description This article discusses the development and evaluation of EDictViz: a visually accessible dictionary website intended to meet the accessibility needs of people with visual impairments. It is argued that dictionary access is important not only because of the utilitarian role that dictionaries play in resolving language queries but also because of their potential to promote social inclusion. With reference to previous research, a summary is provided of the barriers to access typically faced by people with visual impairments when using dictionary websites. Following this, the way in which these problems have been addressed in the development and evaluation process of EDictViz thus far is discussed. An evaluation of a development version of EDictViz based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines is reported - it indicates that the latest prototype version of the tool is accessible. This suggests that the design decisions taken at the outset of the project were sound. Throughout this process the parallels between lexicography research, which is often concerned with providing efficient access to lexicographic data, and accessibility research in general are drawn. Plans for future experimental studies to evaluate EDictViz which directly involve people with visual impairments are set out. This development process demonstrates the potential for mutually beneficial collaboration between accessibility and lexicography researchers.
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