Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
13 results found tagged stigma.
-
“I’ve Become More Myself”: Challenges and Benefits of Engaging with ADHD Short-Form Video Content and Communities
This qualitative interview study explores how 32 adult ADHDers relate to ADHD-focused Short-Form Video Content (SFVC) on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. The lead author — herself an ADHDer and SFVC user — uses reflexive thematic analysis…
-
Observing Sara: A Case Study of a Blind Person's Interactions with Technology
This paper from the University of Washington, Tacoma presents a rich, in-depth case study of Sara, a congenitally blind college student, observed and interviewed across multiple sessions as she interacts with a wide range of technologies in her home.…
-
Adoption and Configuration of Assistive Technologies: A Semiotic Engineering Perspective
This paper from the University of Washington proposes applying semiotic engineering — an HCI design methodology rooted in semiotics (the study of signs, symbols, and their meanings) — to address the high abandonment rate of assistive technologies. St…
-
Investigating Meaning in Uses of Assistive Devices: Implications of Social and Professional Contexts
This short paper presents an interview study exploring how people with disabilities experience the social and professional implications of using assistive devices. Shinohara defines assistive technologies as proprietary hardware or software made for …
-
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…
-
(In)Visibility in Disability and Assistive Technology
This paper presents a meta-analysis examining how visibility operates in the experience of disability and the design of assistive technologies. The authors analyze data from three of their previous studies—Autcraft (a Minecraft server for children wi…
-
"Wear It Loud": How and Why Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Users Customize Their Devices
This paper investigates why and how hearing aid and cochlear implant users aesthetically customize their devices, exploring the intersection of assistive technology, identity, and social acceptability. The research addresses a significant problem: he…
-
Incorporating Social Factors in Accessible Design
This paper investigates how professional designers can incorporate social factors into accessible design using Design for Social Accessibility (DSA), a framework developed in prior work by Shinohara and Wobbrock. The core premise is that accessible d…
-
Understanding Mental Ill-health as Psychosocial Disability: Implications for Assistive Technology
This paper argues that mental ill-health — including depression, anxiety, and other mental, emotional, or cognitive experiences — should be understood as psychosocial disability and examined through a social model lens rather than exclusively through…
-
Perception and Adoption of Mobile Accessibility Features by Older Adults Experiencing Ability Changes
This paper presents the first empirical study exploring how older adults experiencing progressive ability changes perceive and adopt built-in mobile accessibility features on smartphones and tablets. The researchers conducted interviews with 14 older…