Accessibility Monitoring for People with Disabilities: A Collaborative Virtual Community
Abstract
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is a law mandating that organizations in Ontario must comply to accessibility standards for people with disabilities. However, there is no tool to report accessibility complaints and track them. To that effect, mobile applications can be effective to make report and monitor accessibility issues as they arise in private as well as public spaces (e.g. building, sidewalks). An App would provide users with an opportunity beyond the mapping of compliance, it can provide data that addresses the gaps across legislation and embodied experiences. The objective of this paper is to share a novel method associated with the development accessibility monitoring Android App prototype called “ACCESS-ABILITY.” ACCESS-ABILITY is a first-of-its-kind app in the domain of disability informatics, it facilitates the formation of a collaborative virtual community that can be used by people with disabilities, advocacy groups, organizations and official bodies.
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- Authors
- Saraswat, I., Brahim, A., Halifax, N. V. D., & El Morr, C.
- Affiliations
- Dayalbagh Educational Institute (IN)
- University of Sfax (TN)
- York University (CA)
- York University, Canada
- ORCID
- El Morr, Christo
- Venue
- International Journal of Extreme Automation and Connectivity in Healthcare
- Publisher
- IGI Global Scientific Publishing
- Published
- 2020-01-01
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 128-137
- ISSN
- 2577-4794 (ISSN-L)
- 2577-4808
- OpenAlex
- W2998019896
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 1.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- ng
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Extreme Automation and Connectivity in Healthcare (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Human Factors and Ergonomics › Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Rights and Representation
- Keywords
- accessibility monitoring, people with disabilities, mobile application, accessibility compliance, advocacy organizations, public space, sidewalks, buildings
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