Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• Accuracy as Autonomy: How Reliable Information Enables Choice in Wheelchair-Accessible Taxi Services

  Hyunseon Won, Seoyoung Park, Sejung Son, Taenyun Kim, Jinyoung Han (2026) — Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '26)

  Won and colleagues (Sungkyunkwan University and Michigan State) investigate how the accuracy of AI-predicted information in accessibility-oriented services affects users' psychological needs and technology acceptance, using Seoul's Wheelchair-Accessi…

  • transportation accessibility
  • wheelchair users
  • paratransit
  • self-determination
  • autonomy
  • technology acceptance
  • machine learning
  • mobility
  • physical disability
  • psychological needs

• Movement as Medium: Personalisation of Instruments for Inclusive Creative Expression in Disability-Led Performance

  Sam Trolland, Melinda Smith, Alon Ilsar, Jon McCormack (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 practice-based case study argues for personalisation — rather than generalised accessibility — as a design methodology for embodied gestural instruments used by performers with physical disability. The authors frame their contribution a…

  • accessible digital musical instrument
  • gestural interaction
  • co-design
  • participatory design
  • physical disability
  • creative accessibility
  • performance
  • personalisation

• Consolidating computer operation and wheelchair control

  Torsten Felzer, Rainer Nordmann (2007) — Proceedings of the 9th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '07)

  This short ASSETS 2007 demo proposal from Torsten Felzer and Rainer Nordmann at Darmstadt University of Technology describes the integration of two previously separate assistive systems they had built for people with severe physical disabilities. The…

  • hands-free interaction
  • muscle contraction
  • electromyography
  • powered wheelchair
  • mouse emulation
  • alternative input
  • motor accessibility
  • physical disability
  • human-computer interaction
  • assistive technology
  • single switch

• Automatically Generating Custom User Interfaces for Users with Physical Disabilities

  Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Jing Jing Long, Daniel S. Weld (2006) — Proceedings of the 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '06)

  This paper presents SUPPLE, a system that automatically generates custom graphical user interfaces tailored to individual users' physical capabilities. Standard desktop GUIs are optimised for typical users interacting via keyboard, mouse, and standar…

  • adaptive interface
  • automatic UI generation
  • motor impairment
  • visual impairment
  • machine learning
  • personalisation
  • optimisation
  • physical disability

• Semantic Knowledge in Word Completion

  Jianhua Li, Graeme Hirst (2005) — Proceedings of the 7th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '05)

  This paper proposes an integrated word-completion system that combines semantic knowledge with traditional n-gram statistical models to produce more contextually appropriate predictions for users with linguistic or physical disabilities. Standard wor…

  • word prediction
  • word completion
  • natural language processing
  • text entry
  • AAC
  • cognitive disability
  • physical disability
  • semantic analysis
  • language model
  • keystroke saving

• Toward Goldilocks' Pointing Device: Determining a "Just Right" Gain Setting for Users with Physical Impairments

  Heidi Horstmann Koester, Edmund LoPresti, Richard C. Simpson (2005) — Proceedings of the 7th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '05)

  This paper describes the design and evaluation of the Input Device Agent (IDA), a software-based agent that automatically recommends a pointing device gain (control-display sensitivity) setting for individual users with physical impairments. Gain det…

  • motor accessibility
  • pointing devices
  • adaptive systems
  • physical disability
  • cursor control
  • assistive technology
  • personalization

• HaWCoS: The "Hands-free" Wheelchair Control System

  Torsten Felzer, Bernd Freisleben (2002) — Proceedings of the Fifth International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets 02)

  This paper introduces HaWCoS (Hands-free Wheelchair Control System), a system that enables people with severe physical disabilities to control an electrically powered wheelchair using muscle contractions from any single muscle group in their body, wi…

  • electromyography
  • wheelchair control
  • physical disability
  • alternative input
  • assistive technology
  • hands-free interaction
  • EMG signals

• Voice over Workplace (VoWP): Voice Navigation in a Complex Business GUI

  Frankie James, Jeff Roelands (2002) — Proceedings of the Fifth International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets 02)

  This paper explores the design of voice navigation interfaces for complex business GUIs, specifically SAP Workplace, to support physically disabled users who cannot use a mouse or keyboard. The authors conducted two user studies examining the fundame…

  • voice interface
  • speech recognition
  • physical disability
  • GUI accessibility
  • navigation
  • enterprise software
  • user study

• "Composability": Widening Participation in Music Making for People with Disabilities via Music Software and Controller Solutions

  Tim Anderson, Clare Smith (1996) — Proceedings of the Second Annual ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '96)

  This paper from the Drake Music Project and University of York discusses enabling visually impaired and physically disabled people to compose and perform music through adapted software and controller solutions. The Drake Music Project (DMP), a UK cha…

  • music accessibility
  • creative arts
  • MIDI
  • adaptive technology
  • physical disability
  • visual impairment
  • education
  • switch access
  • inclusive design

• Performance-Based Functional Assessment: An Algorithm for Measuring Physical Capabilities

  Kathleen J. Price, Andrew Sears (2008) — Proceedings of the 10th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '08)

  This paper presents PB-FACT (Performance-Based Functional Assessment for Computer Technology), a novel tool for objectively and quantitatively measuring an individual's physical capabilities in relation to their use of information technology. The aut…

  • functional assessment
  • motor disability
  • assistive technology
  • physical disability
  • human-computer interaction
  • measurement
  • research methodology
  • rehabilitation