Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
132 results found tagged aging.
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Designing Personalized Therapy Tools for People with Dementia
This paper presents the iterative design and clinical deployment of Scrapbook, a web platform that supports psychologists in conducting personalized reminiscence therapy and cognitive stimulation sessions for people with dementia using biographical m…
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A Computer Anxiety Model for Elderly Users Interacting with the Web
This paper presents a model for automatically detecting Computer Anxiety (CA) levels in older adults through analysis of their interaction logs while browsing the web. Computer Anxiety — defined as negative emotions and cognition processes evoked dur…
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The effect of typeface and font size on reading text on a tablet computer for older and younger people
This study investigated how typeface (serif vs. sans serif) and font size (14, 16, and 18 point) affect reading performance and preferences on tablet computers for younger and older people. The research was conducted cross-culturally in both Thailand…
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A Mobile Cloud Collaboration Fall Detection System Based on Ensemble Learning
This paper addresses fall detection for older adults, which the WHO identifies as the second leading cause of accidental injury death worldwide. Roughly 28-35% of people over 65 experience falls each year, with the rate increasing to 32-42% for those…
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Supporting Older Adults in Locating Mobile Interface Features with Voice Input
This demonstration paper presents a voice assistant system built on Android that helps older adults locate specific features on complex mobile interfaces by speaking natural language queries. The system addresses a well-documented challenge: older ad…
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The Role of Sensory Changes in Everyday Technology use by People with Mild to Moderate Dementia
This qualitative study investigates how sensory changes associated with dementia interact with everyday technology use — a topic almost entirely overlooked in prior research, which has focused predominantly on cognitive support such as memory aids, t…
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Activity Recognition in Older Adults with Training Data from Younger Adults: Preliminary Results on in Vivo Smartwatch Sensor Data
This extended abstract investigates a critical age-related bias in wearable activity recognition: models trained on data from younger adults perform significantly worse when applied to older adults. The study is motivated by the growing potential of …
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Sharing Practices for Datasets Related to Accessibility and Aging
This paper presents a systematic review of 137 accessibility datasets collected from people with disabilities and older adults over a 35-year period (1984-2020). The authors undertook an extensive two-year search process using a multilayer strategy: …
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A Case for Making Web Accessibility Guidelines Accessible: Older Adult Content Creators and Web Accessibility Planning
This short paper presents an experience report on partnering with older adult content creators at an independent living community to support web accessibility planning for their internal resident website. The website served as a civic participation t…
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When Can Accessibility Help? An Exploration of Accessibility Feature Recommendation on Mobile Devices
This paper tackles a significant gap in mobile accessibility: while smartphone operating systems now include dozens of built-in accessibility features — from screen readers and magnifiers to caption support and touch accommodations — most users are u…