Constructing Websites with Generative AI Tools: The Accessibility of Their Workflows and Products for Users With Disabilities
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Generative AI tools allow anyone without web-design experience to have a business website created when the user provides a few specifications about the business, such as its name, type, and location. But the resulting websites not only fall short of the business's basic needs but they also raise major concerns about their accessibility for disabled users. This study specifically examines whether these AI generated websites are accessible to screen-reader users with visual disabilities. It presents data about the usability and accessibility of the products of three generative AI website builders, highlights the specific problems found by an expert screen reader test along with an automated machine scan of these sites, and discusses some causes of and recommendations for solving these problems.
Authors: Zsuzsanna B. Palmer, Sushil K. Oswal
Institutions: Grand Valley State University, University of Washington
Language: English
Subfield: Human Factors and Ergonomics
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,450
Funder: Gulf Research Program
Award: G3282136684
OpenAlex ID: W4402940793