Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
11 results found tagged mobility impairment.
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AI That Moves With You: A Review of Interactive Technologies Powered by Large Foundation Models for Mobility Impairment
This paper is a scoping review (PRISMA-ScR) of how large foundation models - LLMs, large vision models, and vision-language models - are being woven into interactive assistive technologies for people with mobility impairments, covering publications f…
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DiG-Net: Enhancing Human–Robot Interaction through Hyper-Range Dynamic Gesture Recognition in Assistive Robotics
DiG-Net (Distance-aware Gesture Network) addresses a fundamental limitation in gesture-controlled assistive robotics: existing dynamic gesture recognition systems work reliably only within about seven metres of the camera, severely constraining their…
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Traveling More Independently: A Study on the Diverse Needs and Challenges of People with Visual or Mobility Impairments in Unfamiliar Indoor Environments
This comprehensive survey study examines how people with visual impairments (blindness or low vision) and mobility impairments plan and execute trips to unfamiliar indoor environments. The researchers surveyed 125 participants—60 blind, 39 with low v…
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"But, I don't take steps": Examining the Inaccessibility of Fitness Trackers for Wheelchair Athletes
This paper investigates why wheelchair athletes show low adoption of wearable fitness trackers despite interest in tracking physical activity. The authors interviewed five wheelchair athletes (participating in hand cycling, rugby, basketball, and ten…
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A Pilot Deployment of an Online Tool for Large-Scale Virtual Auditing of Urban Accessibility
This demonstration paper introduces Project Sidewalk, a web-based tool that enables anyone with an internet connection to remotely audit urban sidewalk accessibility by virtually walking through city streets using Google Street View. The tool address…
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Interactively Modeling and Visualizing Neighborhood Accessibility at Scale: An Initial Study of Washington DC
This poster paper from the University of Maryland and University of Washington presents two prototype tools — AccessScore and AccessVisDC — for modeling and visualizing neighborhood-level physical accessibility for people with mobility impairments. T…
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Linked Data-Driven Decision Support for Accessible Travelling
This doctoral consortium paper proposes using Linked Data principles to build a decision support system (DSS) for accessible travel planning, primarily targeting people with mobility difficulties. The core problem is that accessibility information ab…
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AccessMap Website Demonstration: Individualized, Accessible Pedestrian Trip Planning at Scale
This demonstration paper presents AccessMap, an open-source, city-scale interactive web map that provides individualized pedestrian infrastructure information and automatic trip planning for people with diverse mobility needs. The core problem is tha…
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SafeExit4All: An Inclusive Indoor Emergency Evacuation System for People With Disabilities
This paper presents SafeExit4All, a smartphone-based emergency evacuation system designed to help people with disabilities independently find safe exits from indoor spaces during emergencies such as fires, tornadoes, and active shooter situations. Th…
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Bridging the Divide: Exploring the use of digital and physical technology to aid mobility impaired people living in an informal settlement
This qualitative study examines how people with mobility impairments living in Kibera, one of the largest informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, use both traditional assistive technology (wheelchairs and tricycles) and digital technology (mobile pho…