Many scientific papers are inaccessible due to a lack of high quality alt text, and a lack of alt text completely [5]. In addition, most scientific papers are presented in PDF format (for example, on [arXiv](https://arxiv.org/), and PDFs are generally not screen reader friendly. [arXiv](https://ar5iv.labs.arxiv.org/) presents articles from arXiv as HTML, which is generally more accessible for screen reader users.
Many scientific papers are inaccessible due to a lack of high quality alt text, and a lack of alt text completely [5]. In addition, most scientific papers are presented in PDF format (for example, on https://arxiv.org/), and PDFs are generally not screen reader friendly. ar5iv(https://ar5iv.labs.arxiv.org/) presents articles from arXiv as HTML, which is generally more accessible for screen reader users.
We propose and implement a prototype plugin for ar5iv that adds alt text to requested papers via crowdwork.
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[Here is the link to our poster.](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1icSonxMdBGfJbvF2_4veuHi8lZoE2y5g6aXxhaZ-cGw/edit#slide=id.g28e5b284638_7_15)
## References
[1] [10 Principles of Disability Justice](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bed3674f8370ad8c02efd9a/t/5f1f0783916d8a179c46126d/159586906452110_Principles_of_DJ-2ndEd.pdf)
[1] 10 Principles of Disability Justice. url: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bed3674f8370ad8c02efd9a/t/5f1f0783916d8a179c46126d/159586906452110_Principles_of_DJ-2ndEd.pdf.
[2] [Be my eyes - see the world together](https://www.bemyeyes.com/). Be My Eyes - See the world together. (n.d.).
[2] Be my eyes - see the world together. Be My Eyes - See the world together. (n.d.). https://www.bemyeyes.com/
[3] [Is alt text on images important?](https://www.reddit.com/r/Etsy/comments/13c0qcf/comment/jjdn0yy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
[3] Is alt text on images important? url: https://www.reddit.com/r/Etsy/comments/13c0qcf/comment/jjdn0yy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
[4] Juan Alcazar. [How blind people view pictures online.](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HBiTPoST2FM)
[4] Juan Alcazar. How blind people view pictures online. url: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HBiTPoST2FM.
[5] Sanjana Shivani Chintalapati, Jonathan Bragg, and Lucy Lu Wang. “A Dataset of Alt Texts from HCI Publications: Analyses and Uses Towards Producing More Descriptive Alt Texts of Data Visualizations in Scientific Papers”. In: Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (2022).
