Olli is an open-source library for converting data visualizations into accessible text structures for screen reader users. Starting with an existing visualization specification created with a supported toolkit, Olli produces a keyboard-navigable tree view with descriptions at varying levels of detail. Users can explore these structures both to get an initial overview, and to dive into the data in more detail.
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Related publications
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Rich screen reader experiences for accessible data visualization
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“Customization is key”: Reconfigurable content tokens for accessible data visualizations
DOI: 10.1145/3613904.3641970 · Publisher · PDF · Accessible HTML
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Umwelt: Accessible structured editing of multi-modal data representations
DOI: 10.1145/3613904.3641996 · Publisher · PDF · Accessible HTML
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- 📝 Umwelt: Experiencing the World Through Multiple Senses
- 📝 Customisable Textual Descriptions for Screen Reader Accessible Visualisations
- 📝 Screen Reader Accessible Data Visualisations: Beyond Alt Text and Data Tables
- 🎧 No more tyranny for visual representations
- 🎧 Rethinking Data Visualization for Rich Screen Reader Experiences
- 🎧 Customizing Descriptions of Data Visualisations
- 🎬 Umwelt: Accessible Structured Editing of Multi-Modal Data Representations
- 🎬 “Customization is Key”: Reconfigurable Textual Tokens for Accessible Data Visualizations
- 🎬 Rich Screen Reader Experiences for Accessible Data Visualization
External articles
- New software enables blind and low-vision users to create interactive, accessible charts | MIT News (opens in new tab)
- These tools help visually impaired scientists read data and journals | Nature Technology Features (opens in new tab)
- Four Characteristics of Textual Affordances for Accessible Data Visualization | Montreal AI Ethics Institute (opens in new tab)
- Four Characteristics of Textual Affordances for Accessible Data Visualization | Montreal AI Ethics Institute (opens in new tab)
- Making data visualization more accessible for blind and low-vision individuals | MIT News (opens in new tab)
- Blind news audiences are being left behind in the data visualisation revolution: here's how we fix that | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (opens in new tab)