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  1. Touchpad Mapper: Examining Information Consumption From 2D Digital Content Using Touchpads by Screen-Reader Users

    Article • October 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  2. Workshop as an Educational Intervention: Improving the Knowledge and Understanding of Data Visualization Accessibility for Visualization Creators

    Article • October 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  3. Understanding and Reducing the Challenges Faced by Creators of Accessible Online Data Visualizations

    Article • October 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  4. I Am Disabled but Not 'Impaired'

    Article • interactions, August 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  5. Touchpad Mapper: Exploring Non-Visual Touchpad Interactions for Screen-Reader Users

    Article • May 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  6. Conveying Uncertainty in Data Visualizations to Screen-Reader Users Through Non-Visual Means

    Article • October 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  7. Understanding and Improving Drilled-Down Information Extraction from Online Data Visualizations for Screen-Reader Users

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif, Andrew Zhang, Gary Hsieh

  8. UnlockedMaps: A Web-Based Map for Visualizing the Real-Time Accessibility of Urban Rail Transit Stations

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif, Xuhai Xu

  9. Understanding and Improving Drilled-Down Information Extraction from Online Data Visualizations for Screen-Reader Users

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif, Gary Hsieh, Andrew Zhang

  10. UnlockedMaps: A Web-Based Map for Visualizing the Real-Time Accessibility of Urban Rail Transit Stations

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif, Xuhai Xu

  11. “What’s going on in Accessibility Research?” Frequencies and Trends of Disability Categories and Research Domains in Publications at ASSETS

    Article • October 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Spencer Williams, Ather Sharif, Gary Hsieh

  12. Should I Say “Disabled People” or “People with Disabilities”? Language Preferences of Disabled People Between Identity- and Person-First Language

    Article • October 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  13. “What Makes Sonification User-Friendly?” Exploring Usability and User-Friendliness of Sonified Responses

    Article • October 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  14. Understanding and Improving Information Extraction From Online Geospatial Data Visualizations for Screen-Reader Users

    Article • October 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif, Gary Hsieh, Andrew Zhang

  15. The Future of Urban Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Data Collection, Analytics, Policy, and Tools

    Article • October 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif, Cláudia Pinhão

  16. UnlockedMaps: Visualizing Real-Time Accessibility of Urban Rail Transit Using a Web-Based Map

    Article • October 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  17. VoxLens: Making Online Data Visualizations Accessible with an Interactive JavaScript Plug-In

    Article • April 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif, Gary Hsieh

  18. Styx++: Reliable Data Access and Availability Using a Hybrid Paxos and Chain Replication Protocol

    Article • April 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  19. Understanding Screen-Reader Users’ Experiences with Online Data Visualizations

    Article • October 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif, Gary Hsieh

  20. Experimental Crowd+AI Approaches to Track Accessibility Features in Sidewalk Intersections Over Time

    Article • October 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  21. Respectful Language as Perceived by People with Disabilities

    Article • October 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif, Gary Hsieh

  22. Voicemoji: Emoji Entry Using Voice for Visually Impaired People

    Article • May 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  23. Experiences of Computing Students with Disabilities

    Article • March 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ather Sharif

  24. The Reliability of Fitts’s Law as a Movement Model for People with and without Limited Fine Motor Function

    Article • October 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Gary Hsieh, Ather Sharif