Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
196 results found tagged participatory design.
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Usability Testing - An Aphasia Perspective
This experience report from City, University of London presents how classic usability testing methods were adapted to include people with aphasia, co-authored with Ian Davey, a person with aphasia who participated in the adapted testing. Aphasia is a…
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Designing an Animated Character System for American Sign Language
This University of Washington and Gallaudet University paper introduces the first animated character system prototype for sign language, addressing the fundamental problem that sign languages — used by approximately 70 million people worldwide as the…
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Understanding the Power of Control in Autonomous Vehicles for People with Vision Impairment
This University of Michigan study investigates how people with vision impairments perceive control in semi-autonomous versus fully autonomous vehicles, a distinction previous research had not explored. The researchers conducted design-based focus gro…
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Designing a Context Aware AAC Solution
This student research competition paper explores the design of a context-aware AAC keyboard prototype that uses mobile device sensors — particularly GPS and Wi-Fi positioning — to suggest location-relevant phrases and categories for people with speec…
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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…
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Co-design of Robotic Technology with Care Home Residents and Care Workers
This paper documents a co-design workshop series conducted at two care homes in Austria, involving 25 participants: 13 care workers (mean age 43.5) and 12 care home residents (mean age 80.6). The research question was whether introducing technology c…
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Are Users the Gold Standard for Accessibility Evaluation?
This paper critically examines whether user testing with blind users is a reliable "gold standard" for web accessibility evaluation. Drawing on an exploratory study with 11 legally blind participants (10 JAWS users, 1 VoiceOver user, ages 21-64) who …
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Understanding Design Considerations for Adaptive User Interfaces for Accessible Pointing with Older and Younger Adults
This paper investigates how older and younger adults want adaptive user interfaces (AUIs) to detect and respond to pointing difficulties when using computers. Pointing problems — such as misclicks, erratic cursor movements, and difficulty with target…
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Understanding Design Considerations for Adaptive User Interfaces for Accessible Pointing with Older and Younger Adults
This paper explores user preferences for adaptive user interfaces (AUIs) that detect and accommodate pointing difficulties when using a mouse, touchpad, or touchscreen to interact with the web. The researchers conducted participatory design sessions …
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What Not to Wearable: Using Participatory Workshops to Explore Wearable Device Form Factors for Blind Users
This paper documents two participatory design workshops conducted with a team of eight visually impaired adults to explore features and form factors for a wearable navigation device. The research team met monthly over nine months as a "design team," …