Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
28 results found tagged Global South accessibility.
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VisionAid: A Multimodal Assistive Application Supporting Safe Road Navigation for Visually Impaired People in Bangladesh
VisionAid is an Android pedestrian-safety app for blind and low vision (BLV) users in Bangladesh, where road crossing is dangerous because traffic is unstructured: lane discipline is rare, drivers run signals, and crosswalks are inconsistent. The aut…
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Human-Centered Explainable AI for Brain-Computer Interface-driven Rehabilitation
This CHI Extended Abstract presents a doctoral research agenda developing human-centered explainable AI (HCXAI) frameworks for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) used in stroke rehabilitation. Rajpura argues that current BCI systems prioritize technica…
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Building Care That Fits Its People: Insights from Social Media-Enabled Community-Based Rehabilitation in Thailand
This CHI 2026 paper reports on a six-month, multi-platform social media intervention for Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) of stroke patients in rural Chiang Mai, Thailand. The authors co-designed content with clinicians, Village Health Volunteers…
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Contextual Scaffolding and Self-Efficacy: Supporting Computer Skill Development among Blind Learners in India
This paper presents a four-month contextual inquiry at two Indian computer training centers serving 94 blind or visually impaired (BVI) students — one urban center in Bengaluru focused on job-oriented ICT training (KEONICS certification) and one rura…
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Sparsha: A Comprehensive Indian Language Toolset for the Blind
This paper presents Sparsha ("feeling of touch" in Hindi), the first comprehensive toolset enabling over 13 million visually impaired people in the Indian subcontinent to read and write in their native languages using a computer. Existing Braille tra…
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Gesture-based Interaction for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in India
This full paper presents the design, development, and evaluation of Kirana, a Kinect-based gesture application that simulates purchasing groceries from a local Indian kirana (grocery) store to teach life skills to individuals with developmental disab…
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Kirana: A Gesture-based Market App for Life Skills Learning for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
This demonstration paper presents Kirana, a gesture-based application that simulates the experience of purchasing items at a local Indian grocery store ("kirana") for individuals with developmental disabilities. The application was developed in colla…
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"Wow! You're Wearing a Fitbit, You're a Young Boy Now!": Socio-Technical Aspirations for Children with Autism in India
This paper explores how socio-technical aspirations — the ambitions and desires of stakeholders to own or use technology for personal benefit or societal acceptance — influence technology adoption for children with autism in India. The research is ba…
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Mobile phones may be the right devices for supporting developing world accessibility, but is the WWW the right service delivery model?
This position paper from the University of Washington argues that while mobile phones are well-suited devices for delivering information services to rural developing world users, the World Wide Web as a service delivery model is fundamentally mismatc…
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AccessibleNews DAISY: Newspapers in DAISY
This paper presents AccessibleNews DAISY, software developed by Accessible Systems in Mumbai, India, that automatically converts web-based newspaper and magazine content into DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) digital talking books. The au…