Programming blindfolded: investigating the accessibility of software development environments

• Felipe Lúcio do Nascimento UFC
• Pedro Luis Saraiva Barbosa IFCE
• Windson Viana UFC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/washes.2022.222220

Abstract

This work investigates the problems faced by Brazilian developers who are blind (DWB). We adopted two perspectives in the research: the accessibility assessment through checking tools and a survey with 10 DWB. We evaluated four development tools with accessibility checkers. The results still indicate the strong presence of barriers in the software development context. We also pointed out which good usage and configuration practices can strongly contribute to DWB' daily work.

Keywords: accessibility, development environments, people who are blind

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