COVID-19 Special Collection

Accessible COVID-19 Pandemic Data

The team created an accessible pandemic bulletin, A11y COVID-19, to display data on infection rates that is accessible to screen readers and can be “sonified” on demand. The browser plays a different tone for each level on the graph, rising as the data indicates higher numbers.

Keywords (including specific disabilities and audiences): Data, tracking, accessible information
Disability area: Sensory
Life area: General
Product type: Tracker/database
Published: 2020-04-01
Available at: https://covid.ski.org/
Produced by: Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center: Develop and Evaluate Rehabilitation Technology and Methods for Individuals with Low Vision, Blindness, and Multiple Disabilities (90RE5024 Learn more about this project.)