A comprehensive evaluation of life sciences data resources reveals significant accessibility barriers.

ABSTRACT: Individuals with disabilities participate notably less in the scientific workforce. While the reasons for this discrepancy are multifaceted, accessibility of knowledge is likely a factor. In the life sciences, digital resources play an important role in gaining new knowledge and conducting data-driven research. However, there is little data on how accessible essential life sciences resources are for people with disabilities. Our work is the first to comprehensively evaluate the accessibility of life sciences resources. To understand the current state of accessibility of digital data resources in the life sciences, we pose three research questions: (1) What are the most common accessibility issues?; (2) What factors may have contributed to the current state of accessibility?; and (3) What i

SUBMITTER: L'Yi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12222754 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature