Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
190 results found tagged cognitive accessibility.
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It's All About the Message: Visual Experience is a Precursor to Accurate Auditory Interaction
This paper argues that understanding how sighted users visually experience web pages is a necessary precursor to designing effective auditory (screen reader) experiences for visually disabled users. The authors challenge the assumption that the exper…
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Adults with High-functioning Autism Process Web Pages With Similar Accuracy but Higher Cognitive Effort Compared to Controls
This paper investigates the accuracy and efficiency with which adults with high-functioning autism process web pages compared to neurotypical controls, using eye-tracking to reveal hidden cognitive effort differences. The study addresses a critical g…
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Evaluation of a Prototype Interactive Working Memory Application for Children with Learning Disabilities
This short paper presents an expert evaluation of a prototype working memory training application designed specifically for children aged 7-9 with learning disabilities. The application was built using a novel design framework that integrates three d…
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The TalkingBox.: Revealing Strengths of Adults with Severe Cognitive Disabilities
This paper presents a case study of TalkingBox, a tangible communication device co-designed with Chris (pseudonym), a young adult with a severe cognitive disability, and his support network at a community day centre in Brisbane, Australia. Chris is m…
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Teacher Views of Math E-learning Tools for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
This paper examines how teachers use math e-learning tools with students who have specific learning disabilities (SLDs) in grades 5-8, a population where approximately 5% of US public school students are identified as having an SLD. SLDs predominantl…
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Establishing a Serious Game on Relationship Boundaries for People with Developmental Disabilities
This short paper presents "Boundaries," a serious game designed to help adults with developmental disabilities explore and discuss personal relationship boundaries — a topic motivated by alarming statistics on sexual violence against this population.…
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Accessible Creativity with a Comic Spin
This paper presents Comic Spin, a tablet-based app (iOS and Android) designed to enable people with aphasia to create short comic strips. Aphasia, most commonly caused by stroke, affects language abilities including reading, writing, speaking, and li…
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Action Blocks: Making Mobile Technology Accessible for People with Cognitive Disabilities
This demonstration paper presents Action Blocks, a Google Android application designed to make mobile technology accessible to people with cognitive disabilities. The core problem the paper addresses is that modern smartphones require complex multi-s…
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Action Blocks: Making Mobile Technology Accessible for People with Cognitive Disabilities
This demonstration paper presents Action Blocks, an Android application developed by Google that simplifies mobile device interactions for people with cognitive disabilities. The app allows users or their caregivers to create customizable one-tap but…
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"Maps are hard for me": Identifying How Older Adults Struggle with Mobile Maps
This short paper from the University of Illinois at Chicago examines how older adults (aged 60+) use Google Maps on their own mobile devices and identifies the specific accessibility challenges they encounter. While smartphone ownership among US adul…