Program
Time Zone: Dubai time (UTC+4)
Monday 29 June 2026
10:00 – 10:15 Opening by the General Chairs
10:15 – 11:00 Keynote speech by Shawn Lawton Henry from W3C
11:00 – 11:35 Session 1: Browsing the Web
Session Chair: Luz Rello
- Beyond Browser Agents: Distilling Experience for Accessible Web Automation, Andy Yitalo, Sasha Jovanovic-Hacon, Matt Strathman, Binny Gill, Rushil Khurana [Best Communication Paper Candidate]
- Fidgeting in the Browser: An Empirical Study of a Virtual Self-Regulation Tool for ADHD, Wajdi Aljedaani, Adrian Wegener, Weston Leonard, Hector Roy Ruiz, Marcelo Medeiros Eler [Best Technical Paper Candidate]
11:55 – 13:05 Session 2: LLM for Alttext
Session Chair: Reinaldo Ferraz
- Altify: Shift-left Icon Alt-text for Mobile App Developers, Sabrina Haque, Christoph Csallner
- Human vs LLM-Generated Alt Text for STEM Image Accessibility: A Comparative Study, Marco Cardia, Letizia Angileri, Camilla Poggianti, Barbara Leporini
- Audit Website Images with LLMs, Laura Noreskal, Guillaume Feuilloley
- Beyond Accuracy: Evaluating Trust, Bias, and Hallucination in AI-Generated Alternative (Alt) Text for Accessibility, Wajdi Aljedaani, Razan Alsulaymi, Ghada Alqahtani, Yunhe Feng
14:00 – 15:15 Session 3: Augmented worlds, accessible futures
Session Chair: Bruce Walker
- A Temporal Text-Mining Analysis of 20 Years of Web4All (W4A) Papers From 2004 to 2023, Arushi Singh, Simon Harper, Markel Vigo, Sukru Eraslan, Yeliz Yesilada
- Evaluating the Feasibility of Augmented Reality to Support Communication Access for Deaf Students in Experiential Higher Education Contexts, Roshan Mathew, Roshan L. Peiris
- A Sensory Device for Obstacle Detection and Semantic Environment Recognition via SLM, Alisson Ramos, Luiz Henrique Pavão, Thiago Ewerton Pereira, Aida Ferreira
- Reclaiming the Future: Visions of AI and Disability in the 2020s, Mei-Lian Vader, Emily Melissa Romero, Carmel Heydarian, SaraHelizabeth J. Baguhn, Arielle Silverman
15:35 – 16:40 Session 4: Enhancing Web Usability for Diverse User Needs
Session Chair: Benoit Encelle
- Bridging the Semantic Void: A Dual-branch RAG Framework to Enhance GUI Component Description for BVI Users, Yuxuan Wu, Sheng Zhou, Ziwei Wang, Liangcheng Li, Jiajun Bu
- ChartAccessMobile: An Intelligent System for Accessible Chart Navigation on Mobile Applications, Xinjun Zhu, Ming Shen, Sheng Zhou, Ruotian Pang, Liangcheng Li, Jiajun Bu
- User Interface Simplification for People with Computer Anxiety, Thiago Donizetti dos Santos, Vagner Santana [Best Technical Paper Candidate]
- SATYA: An Automated Framework for Keyboard Navigation and Focus-Indicator Detection for Accessibility Testing Using Computer Vision, Niharika Pramod Pujari, Saidarshan Bhagat, Shilpa Oswal, Padmaja Joshi, Shubhanshu Gupta
16:50 – 17:50 Session 5: Accessibility Challenges
Session Chair: Sergio Mascetti
- ALADDIN: Efficient, High-Quality, AI-Assisted, Human-in-the-Loop ALT Text Generator, Disha Baglodi
- A11yAgent: A Multi-Agent Tool for Accessible Web Code Generation, Wajdi Aljedaani, Aftab Hussain, Ahmed Aljohani
- A Cross-Platform Cognitive Support Tool for Memory and Daily Recall, Tahani Jaser Alahmadi , Joud Mohammed AlWaheeby, Rana Ebraheem AlSaadan, Rand Mohammed Alromeh, Rema Maheeb AlQasem, Nourah Meshari Almanea
- Audiom Indoor: The First Indoor Digital Map Everyone Can Use, Brandon Biggs
- Inclusive Climate Communications: Accessible Hurricane Tracking Maps for the Web, Ishan Vepa, Jessica Herring, Isabella Martincic
- Clarity: An AI-Powered Tool for Stuttering Detection and Fluency Tracking, Wajdi Aljedaani
- On the Limits for Web Accessibility Evaluation Using AI Agents, Vagner Santana, Reinaldo Ferraz, and Jeniffer Vieira de Deus.
- User Interface Simplification for People with Computer Anxiety, Thiago Donizetti dos Santos, Vagner Santana
- Fidgeting in the Browser: An Empirical Study of a Virtual Self-Regulation Tool for ADHD, Wajdi Aljedaani, Adrian Wegener, Weston Leonard, Hector Roy Ruiz, Marcelo Medeiros Eler
Tuesday 30 June 2026
10:00 – 10:45 Keynote Speech by Emine Yılmaz from University College London
11:05 – 12:30 Session 6: AI-based Development
Session Chair: Marco Cardia
- A Multi-Agent Framework for Accessible Web Code Generation, Wajdi Aljedaani, Aftab Hussain, Ahmed Aljohani
- Large Language Models for Web Accessibility: A Systematic Literature Review, Wajdi Aljedaani, Rubel Hassan Mollik
- COGASet: A Persona-Driven Dataset and Evaluation Framework for Cognitively Accessible LLM-Generated Content, Hend Al-Khalifa, Sharefah Al-Ghamdi
- Shifting Accessibility Left: Embedding Inclusive Design into Frontend Developer Workflows, Niharika Pramod Pujari [Best Communication Paper Candidate]
- Generated Inaccessible: Measuring WCAG Violations in AI UI Design Tool, Wajdi Aljedaani, Lyan Ibrahim Koumu, Alexandra-Elena Mihais [Best Communication Paper Candidate]
14:00 – 15:00 Session 7: AI Supports Evaluation
Session Chair: Roshan Mathew
- On the Limits for Web Accessibility Evaluation Using AI Agents, Vagner Santana, Reinaldo Ferraz, and Jeniffer Vieira de Deus.
- A Machine Learning Approach for Dyslexia Screening in a Minoritized Language Context: The Case of Catalan, Enrique Romero, Joaquim Llisterri, Miquel Casas, Rosa Bosch, Marta Ortega Bravo, Lidia Sanz Borrell, Ramon Capdevila Bert, Mireia Biosca Pamies, Gemma Terrer Manrique, Luz Rello
- The Verification Gap in AI Accessibility: A Meta-Analysis of Architectural Paradigms and Agency Deficits, Madjid Sadallah, Benoît Encelle
15:20 – 16:40 Session 8: Innovations in Accessibility
Session Chair: Wajdi Mohammed Aljedaani
- Estimating Reading Effort for Screen Reader Users: A Simple Tool to Support Web Accessibility Awareness, Marina Buzzi, Barbara Leporini, Giuditta Pieriboni
- Vibe Check: Accessibility Heuristics for Vibe Coding Interfaces, Shalini Madan, Sreelakshmi Surabiyil Bindu, Venkatesh Potluri [Best Technical Paper Candidate]
- Advancing the Taxonomy for Writing Alternative Text Based on Image Type, Context, and Complexity, Isabella Martincic [Doctoral Consortium Paper]
- Development of a Practice Manual for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Higher Education”, Dhananjay Bhole [Doctoral Consortium Paper]
16:40 – 17:00 Awards, and Closing