digital media access group
...excellent accessibility research and consultancy
Publications
Some recent publications from our research:
Journal Papers and Book Chapters
D. Sloan, B. Kelly, H. Petrie, F. Hamilton and L. Phipps, "Using context to support effective application of Web content accessibility guidelines", In: Journal of Web Engineering 5(4) December 2006 Rinton Press (2006) pp.367-386.
D. Sloan "Two cultures? The disconnect between the Web standards movement and research based Web design guidelines for older people", In: Gerontechnology Journal 5(2) July 2006 pp.106-112.
D. Sloan, J. Stratford and S. Stone, "Creating engaging, accessible multimedia for learning", In: (Eds. M. Adams and S. Brown) Towards Inclusive Learning in Higher Education. London: Routledge (2006) 129-143.
D. Sloan, J. Stratford and P. Gregor, "Using multimedia to enhance the accessibility of the learning environment for disabled students: reflections from the Skills for Access project", In: ALT-J 14(1) March 2006 Routledge (2006) pp.39-54.
A. Carmichael, M. Rice, D. Sloan and P. Gregor, "Digital switchover or digital divide: A prognosis for usable and accessible interactive digital television in the UK", In: Universal Access in the Information Society. Springer (2005).
S. Milne, A. Dickinson, A. Carmichael, D. Sloan, R. Eisma and P. Gregor, "Are guidelines enough? An introduction to designing Web sites accessible to older people", In: (ed. A. Birman) IBM Systems Journal Vol 44, no. 3. IBM (2005) pp.557-572.
P. Gregor, D. Sloan and A. Newell, "Disability and technology: building barriers or creating opportunities?", In: (ed. M. Zelkowitz) Advances in Computers 64. Elsevier (2005) pp.283-346.
C. Pagliari, D. Sloan, P. Gregor, F. Sullivan, D. Detmer, J.P. Kahan, W. Oortwijn and S. MacGillivray, "What is Ehealth (4): A scoping exercise to map the field", Journal of Medical Internet Research 7(1) (2005) pp.69-86.
D. Sloan and L. Gibson, "Accessibility, disability and computing", In: (eds Irons A. and Alexander S.) Effective Learning and Teaching Computing. London: Kogan Page (2004) pp.48-56.
L. Phipps, S. Harrison D. Sloan and B. Willder, "Developing and publicising a workable accessibility strategy", http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/phipps/ 38 (2004).
S. Stone, D. Sloan and J. Stratford, "Skills for access: promoting accessible, engaging multimedia in e-learning", ASSIGNation 21(1) (2003) pp.21-22.
D. Sloan, L. Gibson, S. Milne and P. Gregor, "Ensuring optimal accessibility of online learning resources", Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs (2003) pp.371-386.
D. Sloan, P. Gregor, P. Booth and L. Gibson, "Auditing accessibility of UK Higher Education web sites", Interacting with Computers 14 (2002) pp.313-325.
D. Sloan , "Creating accessible e-learning content" , (ed. J. Seale, L. Phipps and A. Sutherland) Access All Areas: disability, technology and learning (2002) pp.35-41.
A. F. Newell and P. Gregor, "Design for older and disabled people - where do we go from here?", Universal Access in the Information Society 2(1) (2002) pp.3-7.
L. Gibson, "Assessing accessibility: Digital Media Access Group", ASSIGNation 20(1) (2002) pp.47-49.
D. Sloan, M. Rowan, P. Booth and P. Gregor, "Ensuring the provision of accessible digital resources", Journal of Educational Media 25(3) (2001) pp.203-216.
Conference Proceedings
B. Kelly, D. Sloan, S. Brown , J. Seale , H. Petrie, P. Lauke and S. Ball, "Accessibility 2.0: People, Policies and Processes" In: Proceedings of the 2007 International Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility (W4A) (Banff, Canada, 7-8 May 2007). New York: ACM Press, 138-147. Available online at http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/papers/w4a-2007/.
D. Sloan, B. Kelly, A. Heath, H. Petrie, F. Hamilton and L. Phipps, "Contextual Accessibility: Maximizing the Benefit of Accessibility Guidelines" In: Proceedings of the 2006 International Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility (W4A) (Edinburgh, Scotland, 23 May 2006). New York: ACM Press, 121-131. Available online at http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/papers/w4a-2006/.
A. Dickinson, P. Gregor, L. McIver, R. Hill and S. Milne, "The Non Browser: helping older novice computer users to access the web" In: Accessible Design in the Digital World Conference 2005 (Dundee, Scotland, 23-25 August 2005).
A. Carmichael, M. Rice and D. Sloan, "Digital Interactive Television in the UK: is the opportunity for "inclusivity" being missed?" In: Accessible Design in the Digital World Conference 2005 (Dundee, Scotland, 23-25 August 2005).
S. Milne, A. Dickinson, P. Gregor, L. Gibson, L. McIver and D. Sloan, "Not Browsing, but Drowning: Designing a Web Browser for Novice Older Users" In: HCI International 2005 (Las Vegas, USA, 22-27 July 2005).
B. Kelly, D. Sloan. L. Phipps, H. Petrie and F. Hamilton, "Forcing standardization or accommodating diversity? A framework for applying the WCAG in the real world." In: 2005 International Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility (W4A) (Chiba, Japan, 10 May 2005). ACM Press, pp.46-54.
D. Sloan and L. Phipps, "Helping to avoid e-discrimination in UK tertiary education", in: ACM Conference on Universal Usability 2003 (Vancouver, Canada, 10-11 November 2003) pp..
L. Gibson, F. Newall and P. Gregor, "Developing a web authoring tool that promotes accessibility in children's designs", in: Interaction Design and Children 2003 (1-3 July, Preston, England 2003) (ed. S. MacFarlane, T. Nicol, J. C. Read and L. C. Snape) pp.23-30.
C. Jones, L. McIver, L. Gibson and P. Gregor, "Experiences obtained from designing with children", in: Interaction Design and Children 2003 (1-3 July, Preston, England 2003) (ed. S. MacFarlane, T. Nicol, J. C. Read and L. C. Snape) pp.69-74.
S. Milne, L. Gibson, P. Gregor and K. Keighren, "Pupil consultation online: developing a web-based questionnaire system", in: Interaction Design and Children 2003 (1-3 July 2003) (ed. S. MacFarlane, T. Nicol, J. C. Read and L. Snape) pp.127-133.
L. Gibson, D. Sloan, A. Dickinson and A. F. Newell, "Including accessibility within undergraduate computing courses", in: The 6th HCI Educators Workshop: Effective Teaching and Training in HCI (Napier University, 31st March to 1st April (Invited Keynote Speech) 2003) (ed. S. Cairncross, A. Varey and T. McEwan) pp.14-17.
L. Gibson, S. Milne, P. Gregor and D. Sloan, "Case study: designing for web accessibility", in: IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet 2002 (Lisbon, Portugal, 13-15 November 2002) (ed. Pedro Isaias) pp.475-480.
L. Gibson, P. Gregor and S. Milne, "Case study: designing with 'difficult' children", in: Interaction Design and Children (International Workshop, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 28-29 August 2002) (ed. M.M. Bekker, P. Markopoulos and M. Kersten-Tsikalkina) pp.42-52.
K. Hands, P. Gregor, D. R. Peiris and A. F. Newell, "A computer-based interviewing tool for usability engineering (UsE-IT)", in: CHINS 2001 Consumer Health Informatics Network Scotland (25 October, Glasgow 2001) pp..
L. Gibson, D. Sloan, P. Gregor and P. Booth, "Auditing for accessibility", in: The Tenth International World Wide Web Conference (Poster, Hong Kong, 1-5 May 2001) pp.66-67
L. Gibson, D. Sloan, and P. Gregor, "Using children as expert web evaluators", in: CHI 2001 (Poster, Seattle, 3 April 2001 pp.147-148
M. Rowan, P.Gregor, D. Sloan, and P. Booth, "Evaluating web resources for disability access", in: The Fourth International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (ASSETS 2000) (Virgina, USA, 13-15 November 2000) pp.80-84
D. Sloan, P. Gregor, M. Rowan and P. Booth, "Accessible Accessibility", in: CUU 2000 First ACM Conference on Universal Usability (USA, November 2000) pp.96-101