A proposal for the inclusion of accessibility criteria in the publishing workflow of images in biomedical academic articles
- 1. A proposal for the inclusion of accessibility criteria in the publishing workflow of images in biomedical academic articles Bruno Splendiani & Mireia Ribera Universitat de Barcelona Adaptabit group Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion
- 2. Visual content is important Average count from a previous analysis of biomedical articles (1) Figure count Page count Figures per page 38 97 0.4 June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 3. Process oriented accessibility June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 4. Born digital must be born accessible June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 5. Behaviour change wheel (BCW) June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 6. BCW applied to submission workflow Component Intervention function Action Actors Capability Education Inform authors about readers with disabilities. Offer simulations of perceived images Publisher Training Provide guidelines, examples and evaluation tools Publisher Opportunity Enablement Improve image editing tools Software developers Restriction Introduce validations Publisher Environmental restructuring Introduce accessibility criteria Publisher Motivation Persuasion Inform about disabilities prevalence Publisher Inform about legal requirements Publisher Incentivisation Inform about findability benefits Publisher Rewards to accessible images Publisher June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 7. Image text alternatives decision tree June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 8. Checklist: all types of figures • Is the image clearly identified? Identify it. • Does the figure use labels? Explain labels, including symbols, letters, arrows and numbers. • Does the figure use abbreviations? Explain abbreviations and acronyms. • Does the figure convey information by colors? Explain the meaning conveyed by colors. • Has any modification/ adjustment/ enhancement been applied to the figure? Explain it • Does the figure refer to an external source? Specify it June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 9. Checklist: statistical graphics • Does the image include variables? Describe the variables. • Does the figure show Cartesian coordinates? Describe the units of measurement • Does the image provide a statistical analysis? o include statistical significance o type of analysis o information about the sample o standard deviation, etc. June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 10. Checklist: Medicine and Biology • Does the figure highlight areas of interest? Explain them • Has a magnification been applied to the figure? Specify the scale • Has the figure been acquired by a specific modality? Specify it • Is the clinical background included? Describe it June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 11. Checklist: Medicine • Has a specific cut type been applied to the figure? Specify it. • Has any reconstruction been applied to the figure? Specify it. June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 12. Informal validation June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 13. References 1) Splendiani B, Ribera M. Accessibility of Graphics in STEM Research Articles: Analysis and Proposals for Improvement. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST). June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 14. Image credits • Baby with computer http://pixabay.com/es/beb%C3%A9- ni%C3%B1o-la-infancia-equipo-84627/ June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany
- 15. Thank you Questions? Try the checklist with your own images June 10-12, 2015 DSAI 2015 - Sankt Augustin, Germany