Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
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Using In-Situ Projection to Support Cognitively Impaired Workers at the Workplace
This research investigates whether projecting assembly instructions directly onto a workspace (in-situ projection) can help cognitively impaired workers complete more complex tasks compared to traditional pictorial instructions. The work addresses a …
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Comparing Methods of Displaying Language Feedback for Student Videos of American Sign Language
This research investigates how to effectively provide feedback to students learning American Sign Language (ASL), specifically comparing different methods of presenting information about errors and correct usage in their signing videos. The work is m…
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How 3D Virtual Humans Built by Adolescents with ASD Affect Their 3D Interactions
This research investigates whether allowing adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to customize the appearance of virtual humans in a 3D training game improves their interaction performance and user experience. The authors developed "Imagina…
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Usage of Subjective Scales in Accessibility Research
This methodological paper investigates whether positive response bias affects subjective ratings in accessibility research—a critical concern given that Likert-type items are widely used to evaluate assistive technologies. The authors pursued two com…
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SlidePacer: Improving Class Pace for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
This short paper from Rochester Institute of Technology introduces SlidePacer, a prototype tool designed to synchronize PowerPoint slide transitions with sign language interpretation in university classrooms. The paper addresses a fundamental challen…
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Accessible Texts for Autism: An Eye-Tracking Study
This pioneering study is the first to use eye-tracking technology with autistic participants to evaluate text document accessibility. People with Autism Spectrum Disorder experience difficulties with reading comprehension—including processing complex…
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Evaluating Alternatives for Better Deaf Accessibility to Selected Web-Based Multimedia
This research addresses the accessibility gap created by the proliferation of uncaptioned video content online—a particular problem for deaf adults who use American Sign Language as their primary language and view English as a second language. While …
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The Invisible Work of Accessibility: How Blind Employees Manage Accessibility in Mixed-Ability Workplaces
This qualitative field study examines how blind employees navigate accessibility in shared office environments where they work alongside sighted colleagues. The researchers conducted a multi-session study with five blind office workers (ages 25-54) a…
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Online News Videos: The UX of Subtitle Position
This BBC-funded research investigates whether repositioning subtitles from their traditional placement within a video to below the video frame improves user experience for online news content. The study addresses a gap in captioning research: while t…
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Accessible Mobile Biometrics for Elderly
This paper presents one of the first accessibility evaluations of mobile biometric authentication, focusing on elderly users making Point of Sale payments via smartphone. The researchers developed an Android app using NFC communication and two biomet…