Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• Understanding How Blind Users Handle Object Recognition Errors: Strategies and Challenges

  Jonggi Hong, Hernisa Kacorri (2024) — ASSETS '24: Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper investigates how blind and low-vision users interact with object recognition systems, specifically focusing on how they identify and handle recognition errors. While object recognition technologies powered by computer vision and machine le…

  • blind users
  • object recognition
  • AI errors
  • computer vision
  • camera-based assistive technology
  • error handling
  • trust
  • machine learning

• Information Wayfinding of Screen Reader Users: Five Personas to Expand Conceptualizations of User Experiences

  J. Bern Jordan, Victoria Van Hyning, Mason A. Jones, Rachael Bradley Montgomery, Elizabeth Bottner, Evan Tansil (2024) — ASSETS '24: Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents five user personas representing the diverse range of screen reader experiences, developed from observations across several studies with blind screen reader users. The authors challenge the common assumption in research and develop…

  • screen readers
  • blind users
  • personas
  • user experience
  • information wayfinding
  • braille
  • assistive technology
  • web accessibility
  • digital literacy

• Misfitting With AI: How Blind People Verify and Contest AI Errors

  Rahaf Alharbi, Pa Lor, Jaylin Herskovitz, Sarita Schoenebeck, Robin N. Brewer (2024) — ASSETS '24: Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents an in-depth qualitative study with 26 blind participants examining how they encounter, verify, and contest errors produced by AI-enabled visual assistance technologies (AI VAT) such as Seeing AI, Be My Eyes, and ChatGPT. While bli…

  • blind users
  • artificial intelligence
  • visual assistance technology
  • explainable AI
  • AI errors
  • verification
  • responsible AI
  • disability studies
  • misfitting