Gesture-A11Y: A Large-Scale Hub for Accessible Gesture Input

Abstract: We introduce Gesture-A11Y, a large-scale, web-based hub serving as a searchable database and tool to assist researchers and practitioners in identifying gestures that align with the abilities and preferences of users experiencing visual or motor disabilities. Gesture-A11Y is the result of an eight-year-long research effort, during which we collected over 22,000 records of touch, motion, on-wheelchair, and on-body gestures performed by users with various abilities, along with their preferences of gesture input across various devices and contexts of use. We offer Gesture-A11Y as an open-source tool to drive more accessible and inclusive gesture interaction design.

Authors: Mihail Terenti, Laura-Bianca Bilius, Ovidiu-Ciprian Ungurean, Radu-Daniel Vatavu

Conference: W4A ’25, the 22nd International Web for All Conference

Publication: ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2025

Recognitions: Recipient of the Accessibility Challenge Judges Award

Link: https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3744257.3744280