Exploring and Improving the Accessibility of Data Privacy-related Information for People Who Are Blind or Low-vision

TL;DR

This study investigates the privacy attitudes and behaviors of blind or low-vision individuals, aiming to identify their needs for accessible privacy tools and improve data privacy information accessibility.

Contribution

It provides insights into the privacy perceptions of visually impaired users and discusses methods to enhance the accessibility of privacy-related information.

Findings

Identified gaps in accessible privacy information for blind and low-vision users

Provided recommendations for designing more inclusive privacy tools

Shared challenges and solutions in recruiting diverse participants

Abstract

We present a study of privacy attitudes and behaviors of people who are blind or low vision. Our study involved in-depth interviews with 21 US participants. The study explores their risk perceptions and also whether and how they go about obtaining information about the data practices of digital technologies with which they interact. One objective of the study is to better understand this user group's needs for more accessible privacy tools. We also share some reflections on the challenge of recruiting an inclusive sample of participants from an already underrepresented user group in computing and how we were able to overcome this challenge.