Jaxsen R. Day
School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin
I am a doctoral student in Information Studies at the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin.
My research centers on disability and accessibility, with a particular focus on information access in academic and technological contexts. I am especially interested in how disabled people encounter academic reading materials, library systems, visual information, and AI-enabled technologies.
My work draws on information studies, accessible user experience, and disability-informed perspectives on technology design and use. This site brings together my research, teaching, presentations, and other academic activity.
- Accessibility
- Visual impairment
- Academic libraries
- Generative AI
- Information science
Publications and Presentations
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Academic libraries and accessibility: How academic librarians assist students with visual impairments in accessing academic reading materials
The Journal of Academic Librarianship · 2026 · Volume 52, Article 103238
Examines how academic librarians support students with visual impairments in obtaining access to academic reading materials.
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Voice interfaces for library accessibility: Challenges identified by academic librarians
ASIS&T Mid-Year Meeting · 2023 · Presentation, 6 pages
Examines challenges that academic librarians identified when considering voice interfaces as tools for improving library accessibility.
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Serving the needs of students with disabilities: How academic librarians can collaborate with publishers and disability services offices
Proceedings of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology · 2020 · Poster, 6 pages
Discusses how academic librarians can work with publishers and disability services offices to improve access for students with disabilities.
Recent Talks
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Accessibility of Academic Reading Materials: Insights from Librarians, Students, and Disability Services
ALISE 2024 · October 2024 -
Universal usability
Open Texas 2021 · March 2021 -
3rd Annual Accessibility Hackathon
School of Information, UT Austin · November 2019
Current Focus
Review academic activitiesMy current work focuses on disability, accessibility, and information access across academic and technological settings.