Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
374 results found tagged visual impairment.
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FEPS: A Sensory Substitution System for the Blind to Perceive Facial Expressions
This demonstration paper presents FEPS (Facial Expression Perception through Sound), a visual-to-auditory sensory substitution system that enables blind individuals to perceive their conversation partner's facial expressions through sound. The inabil…
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Non-Visual-Cueing-Based Sensing and Understanding of Nearby Entities in Aided Navigation
This demonstration paper presents a context-aware navigation aid system for blind individuals that combines three levels of assistance to enhance understanding of the surrounding environment. The system addresses a fundamental challenge: blind people…
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Specialized DVD Player to Render Audio Description and Its Usability Performance
This demonstration paper presents the CRIM DVDPlayer, a specialized software DVD player designed to enhance the audio description (AD) experience for blind and visually impaired (BVI) individuals. Developed at the Centre de Recherche Informatique de …
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EZ Ballot with Multimodal Inputs and Outputs
This demonstration paper presents the EZ Ballot, a prototype accessible voting system that fundamentally reconceptualizes ballot design to provide an equal voting experience for all voters regardless of ability. Current accessible voting machines add…
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Evaluation of Dynamic Image Pre-Compensation for Computer Users with Severe Refractive Error
This paper presents a dynamic image pre-compensation method designed to improve computer accessibility for users with severe refractive errors such as high-degree myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. Refractive error affects over 30.5 million American…
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Automated Description Generation for Indoor Floor Maps
This demonstration paper presents a prototype system that automatically generates verbal descriptions of indoor floor maps to support navigation for people with visual impairments. The system addresses a practical gap: while tools like canes, guide d…
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Designing for Individuals: Usable Touch-Screen Interaction through Shared User Models
This paper introduces the Shared User Modelling (SUM) Framework, a system that collects touch interaction data during normal application use to build a user model that can be shared across multiple applications and devices via web services. Unlike tr…
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A Haptic ATM Interface to Assist Visually Impaired Users
This paper presents the design and evaluation of a haptic interface for ATM keypads that conveys directional information to visually impaired users without relying on audio or visual output. Current ATM accessibility primarily uses audio lead-through…
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Bypassing Lists: Accelerating Screen-Reader Fact-Finding with Guided Tours
This paper investigates whether guided tours — a navigation pattern that linearly links content pages with next/previous controls — can help screen-reader users perform fact-finding tasks more efficiently than traditional index-based navigation, part…
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"Pray Before You Step Out": Describing Personal and Situational Blind Navigation Behaviors
This paper presents a formative study exploring how 30 adults with vision impairments use technology and personal strategies to navigate both indoor and outdoor environments. Rather than introducing new navigation technology, the research aims to bui…