Non-visual access to graphical information on COVID-19

Abstract

A critical component of the worldwide response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has been providing the general public with information about the virus and the health measures designed to slow its spread. Much of this information has been presented as visual graphics. Have people who are blind or have low vision (BLV) been able to gain access to this information through nonvisual media and, if so, how? We investigate this issue using Australia as a case study.