Polyfilling Accessible Chemistry Diagrams

Volker Sorge

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-41264-1_6

Polyfilling Accessible Chemistry Diagrams

Volker Sorge

Computer Science

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Abstract

We present a polyfill solution for replacing inaccessible images of molecules with fully web-accessible chemistry diagrams. Thereby marked up bitmap images on a client web site are extracted, server side recognised and semantically enriched to generate scalable vector graphics (SVG) with embedded chemical information. These graphics are then re-inserted into the original web page providing readers with accessibility features such as speech output and interactive exploration together with synchronised highlighting and magnification. Our solution works for most combinations of browsers and screen reading software on all major desktop platforms, and while it is currently only implemented for chemical diagrams, it is extensible to other STEM subject areas.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Subtitle of host publication	15th International Conference, ICCHP 2016, Linz, Austria, July 13-15, 2016, Proceedings, Part I
Editors	Klaus Miesenberger, Christian Bühler, Petra Penaz
Publisher	Springer
Pages	43-50
Volume	9758
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319412641
ISBN (Print)	9783319412634
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41264-1_6
Publication status	Published - 6 Jul 2016
Event	15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2016) - Linz, Austria Duration: 13 Jul 2016 → 15 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	9758
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2016)
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Linz
Period	13/07/16 → 15/07/16

Keywords

Chemistry diagrams
Web accessibility
STEM accessibility

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Sorge, V. (2016). Polyfilling Accessible Chemistry Diagrams. In K. Miesenberger, C. Bühler, & P. Penaz (Eds.), Computers Helping People with Special Needs: 15th International Conference, ICCHP 2016, Linz, Austria, July 13-15, 2016, Proceedings, Part I (Vol. 9758, pp. 43-50). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 9758). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41264-1_6

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Sorge, V 2016, Polyfilling Accessible Chemistry Diagrams. in K Miesenberger, C Bühler & P Penaz (eds), Computers Helping People with Special Needs: 15th International Conference, ICCHP 2016, Linz, Austria, July 13-15, 2016, Proceedings, Part I. vol. 9758, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 9758, Springer, pp. 43-50, 15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2016), Linz, Austria, 13/07/16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41264-1_6

Polyfilling Accessible Chemistry Diagrams. / Sorge, Volker.
Computers Helping People with Special Needs: 15th International Conference, ICCHP 2016, Linz, Austria, July 13-15, 2016, Proceedings, Part I. ed. / Klaus Miesenberger; Christian Bühler; Petra Penaz. Vol. 9758 Springer, 2016. p. 43-50 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 9758).

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