Publications

Working in academia, writing journal and conference papers is an important part of my job, so here's a list of my publications. If a particular publication is freely available online, I've provided a link to it.

If you would like a copy of any of these papers, please let me know!

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2008

Kelly B., Sloan D., Brown S., Seale J., Lauke P., Ball S. and Smith S. (in press) Accessibility 2.0: Next Steps For Web Accessibility. In: Journal of Access Services 6(4).
Sloan D. and Walker D. (in press) Evaluating the Accessibility to Disabled People of E-Assessment Tools. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Aided Assessment (CAAC). Loughborough, UK, 8-9 July 2008.
Yesilada Y. and Sloan D. (eds) (2008) Proceedings of the 2008 International Cross-disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A). Beijing, China 21-22 April 2008. New York: ACM Press.

2007

Kelly B., Sloan D., Brown S., Seale J., Petrie H., Lauke P. and Ball S. (2007) Accessibility 2.0: People, Policies and Processes. Proceedings of the 2007 International Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility (W4A) (Banff, Canada, 7-8 May 2007). New York: ACM Press, 138-147. Available online at http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/papers/w4a-2007/.

2006

Sloan D., Kelly B., Petrie H., Hamilton F. and Phipps L. (2006) Using context to support effective application of Web content accessibility guidelines. Journal of Web Engineering 5(4) December 2006. Rinton Press, 367-386.
Sloan D. (2006) Two cultures? The disconnect between the Web standards movement and research based Web design guidelines for older people. Gerontechnology Journal 5(2) (July 2006) 106-112.
Sloan D., Kelly B., Heath A., Petrie H., Hamilton F. and Phipps L. (2006) Contextual Accessibility: Maximizing the Benefit of Accessibility Guidelines. Proceedings of the 2006 International Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility (W4A) (Edinburgh, Scotland, 23 May 2006). New York: ACM Press, 121-131. Available online at http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/papers/w4a-2006/.
Sloan D., Stratford J. and Gregor P. (2006) Using multimedia to enhance the accessibility of the learning environment for disabled students: reflections from the Skills for Access project. ALT-J Research in Learning Technology, 14(1) (2006) London: Routledge, 39-54.
Sloan D., Stratford J. and Stone S. (2006) Creating engaging, accessible multimedia for learning. In (Eds. M. Adams and S. Brown) Towards Inclusive Learning in Higher Education. London: Routledge, 129-143.

2005

Carmichael A., Rice M., Sloan D. and Gregor P. (2005) Digital switchover or digital divide: A prognosis for usable and accessible interactive digital television in the UK. Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS) 4(4). Springer, 400-416.
Carmichael A., Rice M. and Sloan D. (2005) Digital Interactive Television in the UK: is the opportunity for "inclusivity" being missed? In: Proceedings of Accessible Design in the Digital World Conference 2005 (Dundee, Scotland). PDF version available online at http://ewic.bcs.org/conferences/2005/accessible/session4/paper1.htm.
Kelly B., Sloan D., Phipps L., Petrie H. and Hamilton F. (2005) Forcing standardization or accommodating diversity? A framework for applying the WCAG in the real world. Proceedings of the 2005 International Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility (W4A) (Chiba, Japan, 10 May 2005). New York:ACM Press, 46-54. Available online from http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/papers/w4a-2005/.
Gregor P., Sloan D. and Newell A.F. (2005) Disability and technology: building barriers or creating opportunities? Advances in Computers 64. Elsevier, 283-346.
Pagliari C., Sloan D., Gregor P., Sullivan F., Detmer D., Kahan J.P., Oortwijn W. and MacGillivray S. (2005) What is Ehealth (4): A scoping exercise to map the field. Journal of Medical Internet Research 7(1), 69-86. Available online at http://www.jmir.org/2005/1/e9/.
Milne S., Dickinson A., Carmichael A., Sloan D., Eisma R. and Gregor P. (2005) Are guidelines enough? An introduction to designing Web sites accessible to older people. IBM Systems Journal 44(3) 2005. Armonk: IBM Corp, 557-572. Available online at http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/sj/443/milne.html.
Sloan D. (2005) Accessibility and multimedia: oil and water or salt and vinegar? Multimedia Information and Technology 31(3) (August 2005), 74-77.

2004

Sloan D. and Gibson L. (2004) Accessibility, disability and computing. In: (eds A. Irons and S. Alexander) Effective Learning and Teaching Computing. London: Kogan Page, 48-56.
Phipps L., Harrison S., Sloan D. and Willder B. (2004) Developing and publicising a workable accessibility strategy. Ariadne 38 (2004). Available online at: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/phipps/.
Witt N. and Sloan D. (2004) Access as the norm, not as an add-on. The Times Higher Education Supplement 30th April 2004, 14-15.

2003

Sloan D. and Phipps L. (2003) Helping to avoid e-discrimination in UK tertiary education. Proceedings of Second ACM Conference on Universal Usability (CUU 2003) (Vancouver, Canada, 10-11 November 2003) New York:ACM Press, 150-151.
Sloan D., Gibson L., Milne S. and Gregor P (2003) Ensuring optimal accessibility of online learning resources. In: (ed. C. Ghaoui) Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs. Idea Group, 371-386.
Stone S., Sloan D. and Stratford J. (2003) Skills for access: promoting accessible, engaging multimedia in e-learning. ASSIGNation 21(1), 21-22.
Gibson L., Sloan D., Dickinson A. and Newell A. (2003) Including accessibility within undergraduate computing courses. In: (eds S. Cairncross, A. Varey and T. McEwan) Proceedings of The 6th HCI Educators Workshop: Effective Teaching and Training in HCI, Napier University. Learning and Teaching Support Network - Information and Computer Sciences; 14-17.

2002

Sloan D., Gregor P., Booth P. and Gibson L. (2002) Auditing accessibility of UK Higher Education web sites. Interacting with Computers 14. Elsevier, 313-325.
Sloan D. (2002) Creating accessible e-learning content. In: (eds Seale J., Phipps L. and Sutherland A.) Access All Areas: disability, technology and learning. JISC, TechDis Service and ALT, 35-41.

2001

Gibson L., Milne S., Gregor P. and Sloan D. (2001) Case study: designing for web accessibility. In: (ed. P. Isaias) Proceedings of IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet 2002 (Lisbon, Portugal, 13-15 November 2002), 475-480.
Gibson L., Sloan D., Gregor P. and Booth P. (2001) Auditing for accessibility. Proceedings of the Tenth International World Wide Web Conference (WWW 10) Hong Kong, 1-5 May 2001. PDF version available online from http://www10.org/cdrom/posters/1105.pdf.
Gibson L., Sloan D., Gregor P. (2001) Using children as expert web evaluators. In: Proceedings of CHI 2001 (Seattle, USA). New York: ACM Press, 147-148.
Sloan D., Rowan M., P, Booth and Gregor P. (2001) Ensuring the provision of accessible digital resources. Journal of Educational Media 25(3). Taylor & Francis, 203-216.

2000

Rowan M., Gregor P., Sloan D. and Booth P. (2000) Evaluating web resources for disability access. In: The Fourth International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (ASSETS 2000) (Arlington VA, 13-15 November 2000). New York: ACM Press, 80-84.
Sloan D., Gregor P., Rowan M. and Booth P. (2000) Accessible accessibility. In: (ed. Scholtz J. and Thomas J.) First ACM Conference on Universal Usability (CUU 2000) (Arlington VA, 16-17 November 2000). New York: ACM Press, 96-101.