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探索移动应用开发中的无障碍趋势与挑战:一项针对 Stack Overflow 问题的研究

Exploring Accessibility Trends and Challenges in Mobile App Development: A Study of Stack Overflow Questions

Amila Indika, Christopher Lee, Haochen Wang, Justin Lisoway, Anthony Peruma, Rick Kazman

AI总结:

本文通过大规模实证分析 Stack Overflow 上的无障碍讨论,识别 Android 与 iOS 开发者在辅助技术、UI、TTS、手势和测试方面的趋势与挑战。

摘要:

移动应用(apps)的普及使得确保其对残障用户的无障碍性变得至关重要。然而,关于开发者在实现移动无障碍功能时所面临的现实挑战,目前仍缺乏研究。本研究对 Stack Overflow 上的无障碍讨论进行了大规模实证分析,以识别 Android 和 iOS 开发者面临的趋势与挑战。我们考察了移动开发者所讨论内容的增长模式、特征和常见主题。结果显示了若干挑战,包括集成屏幕阅读器等辅助技术、确保无障碍 UI 设计、支持跨语言 text-to-speech、处理复杂手势,以及开展无障碍测试。我们期望这些发现能够推动开发者实践、研究方向、工具支持和教育资源的改进。

英文摘要:

The proliferation of mobile applications (apps) has made it crucial to ensure their accessibility for users with disabilities. However, there is a lack of research on the real-world challenges developers face in implementing mobile accessibility features. This study presents a large-scale empirical analysis of accessibility discussions on Stack Overflow to identify the trends and challenges Android and iOS developers face. We examine the growth patterns, characteristics, and common topics mobile developers discuss. Our results show several challenges, including integrating assistive technologies like screen readers, ensuring accessible UI design, supporting text-to-speech across languages, handling complex gestures, and conducting accessibility testing. We envision our findings driving improvements in developer practices, research directions, tool support, and educational resources.

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