Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
11 results found tagged diary study.
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From Daily Song to Daily Self: Supporting Emotional Growth of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals through Generative AI Songwriting
This CHI 2026 paper introduces SoulNote, a generative-AI songwriting system designed to support sustained emotional growth for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) individuals through music-based journaling. The authors argue that prior music-GenAI accessi…
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Looking Beyond the Screen to Study the Technology Use of Older People Experiencing Cognitive Concerns
This CHI 2026 paper is a week-long qualitative study of how ten older adults with cognitive concerns — nine with Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) and one with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), ages 50s–80s, six Mandarin-speaking — use videoconferenc…
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How Multimodal Large Language Models Support Access to Visual Information: A Diary Study With Blind and Low Vision People
This CHI 2026 paper reports a two-week diary study with 20 Blind and Low Vision (BLV) participants (ages 19–75, 11 female/9 male, 13 blind/7 low vision) investigating how multimodal large language models (MLLMs) support real-world access to visual in…
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"We Figure It Out Together": A Framework for Relational Communication in Disabled and Neurodivergent LGBTQIA+ Romantic Partnerships
Crawford and Hamidi investigate how disabled and neurodivergent LGBTQIA+ romantic partners collaboratively build and sustain communication practices over time, an area largely overlooked in HCI research that has tended to focus on single points in ti…
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Accessibility-Driven Information Transformations in Mixed-Visual Ability Work Teams
This paper presents a five-day diary study with follow-up interviews and two focus groups, examining how mixed-visual ability work teams perform accessibility-driven information transformations. The authors recruited 30 participants (18 BLV, 12 sight…
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Freedom to Roam: A Study of Mobile Device Adoption and Accessibility for People with Visual and Motor Disabilities
This paper presents a two-method qualitative study examining how people with visual and motor disabilities select, adapt, and use mobile devices in their daily lives. The researchers interviewed 20 participants (ages 20-66) with visual disabilities (…
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Fashion for the Blind: A Study of Perspectives
This qualitative study explores how people with vision impairments perceive beauty and make fashion choices, an area largely overlooked in accessibility research which has focused primarily on functional clothing for mobility impairments. The researc…
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Accessibility in Context: Understanding the Truly Mobile Experience of Smartphone Users with Motor Impairments
This paper moves beyond lab-based studies to investigate how people with motor impairments actually use smartphones in their daily lives, particularly outside the home. The research combines two studies: an online survey of 16 smartphone users with m…
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Self-Conscious or Self-Confident? A Diary Study Conceptualizing the Social Accessibility of Assistive Technology
This landmark study introduces the concept of "social accessibility" as a complement to functional accessibility in assistive technology design. The authors argue that ATs have traditionally been defined purely in functional terms—the Technical Assis…
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Exploring Smart Speaker User Experience for People Who Stammer
This paper investigates how people who stammer experience smart speakers in their daily lives over a three-week period. The researchers deployed Google Nest devices in the homes of 11 participants (mean age 33, recruited through the STAMMA charity in…