Literature Reviews

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

• Guidelines for Creating Senior-Friendly Product Instructions

  Meng Fan, Khai N. Truong (2018) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper addresses the widespread challenge older adults face when using product instructions, which are typically designed for a general audience without consideration for age-related changes in cognition, vision, and motor skills. The authors dev…

  • aging
  • product instructions
  • guidelines
  • usability
  • older adults
  • instructional design
  • cognitive accessibility

• Making Emergency Calls More Accessible to Older Adults Through a Hands-free Speech Interface in the House

  Michel Vacher, Frédéric Aman, Solange Rossato, François Portet, Benjamin Lecouteux (2019) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper presents CirdoX, a hands-free voice user interface system designed to detect emergency calls for help from older adults living alone at home. Wearable personal emergency response (PER) systems — typically pendant buttons worn on the neck o…

  • speech recognition
  • aging
  • emergency response
  • ambient assisted living
  • smart home
  • voice user interface
  • older adults
  • hands-free interaction
  • fall detection