Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
196 results found tagged participatory design.
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MouseClicker: Exploring Tactile Feedback and Physical Agency for People with Hand Motor Impairments
This paper introduces MouseClicker, a mechatronic assistive device that enables people with severe hand motor impairments to control a physical computer mouse using facial expressions while receiving tactile feedback that simulates the sensation of c…
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Building Narratives and Probing Concepts: Preparing Materials for Co-Design with Autistic Livestreamers
This paper presents scenario-based design (SBD) materials developed to facilitate future co-design sessions with autistic livestreamers on Twitch. Building on prior ethnographic research involving semi-structured interviews with 10 autistic adult str…
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Making and Accessibility: A Systematic Literature Review on the Multilayered Dimensions of Accessible Making
This systematic literature review examines the intersection of making/fabrication and accessibility through analysis of 113 papers published at ACM conferences between 2010 and 2023. The authors investigate three research questions: which disability …
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Accessible Technology for Adults with Down Syndrome: A Scoping Review
This scoping review synthesizes 20 peer-reviewed publications examining digital technologies designed and used by adults with Down syndrome (AwDS), defined as individuals aged 18 and older. The authors followed PRISMA-ScR guidelines, searching six ac…
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Breaking Barriers: Co-Designing Physical Activity Promoting Technologies with Older Adults Living Alone
This study investigates why physical activity (PA) promoting technologies fail to meet the needs of older adults living alone, and how technology might better support their exercise engagement. The researchers conducted a multi-stage design process w…
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A Collaborative System for Suitable Wheelchair Route Planning
This paper presents a collaborative system for wheelchair route planning that fundamentally reimagines how navigation services work for people with mobility impairments. Unlike standard route planners like Google Maps that provide street-based direct…
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Making Connections: Modular 3D Printing for Designing Assistive Attachments to Prosthetic Devices
This doctoral consortium abstract presents a modular design methodology for creating affordable, customized 3D-printed assistive attachments for prosthetic limbs. The approach addresses a key limitation of current assistive technology: highly customi…
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Disability and Technology: A Critical Realist Perspective
This theoretical paper argues that assistive technology (AT) research typically operates from a reductionist philosophical position, matching functional needs with technological opportunities while failing to address the full complexity of disabled e…
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User Participation When Users have Mental and Cognitive Disabilities
This paper describes methods developed to enable meaningful participation in ICT research by people with mental and cognitive disabilities—a population often excluded from user studies. Over 100 participants with conditions including depression, anxi…
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How Designing for People With and Without Disabilities Shapes Student Design Thinking
This study investigates how requiring student designers to create technologies for both disabled and non-disabled users influences their understanding of accessibility and design thinking. Unlike typical disability-specific design approaches that pro…