Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
161 results found tagged computer vision.
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AmblyOverlay: An Input-Transparent, Assistive Overlay for Binocular Visual Therapy and Dichoptic Filtering
AmblyOverlay is a proof-of-concept software tool that applies dichoptic color filters to any application window in real time, enabling binocular vision therapy during ordinary computer use — particularly gaming. The system targets people with amblyop…
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SignStreamNet: Streaming Sign Language Video-to-Text Translation for Accessibility
This paper introduces SignStreamNet, a hybrid neural network architecture designed to translate sign language video into written text in near real-time. The system addresses a fundamental accessibility barrier: over 70 million Deaf and Hard-of-Hearin…
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"Where Can I Park?" Understanding Human Perspectives and Scalably Detecting Disability Parking from Aerial Imagery
This mixed-methods paper addresses the critical gap in understanding and assessing disability parking in the United States. Despite ADA mandates requiring 4-8% of public parking spaces to be accessible, there has been no large-scale investigation of …
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Improving the Efficacy of Automated Sign Language Practice Tools
This paper describes dissertation research on improving automatic sign language recognition for CopyCat, an interactive computer game that helps young deaf children practice American Sign Language (ASL). The work addresses a critical need: 90% of dea…
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Mind Your Crossings: Mining GIS Imagery for Crosswalk Localization
This paper presents a computer vision system for automatically detecting and localizing zebra crosswalks in urban environments by mining existing geospatial image databases, specifically Google satellite imagery and Google Street View. The motivation…
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Tradeoffs in the Efficient Detection of Sign Language Content in Video Sharing Sites
This paper addresses the problem of finding sign language (SL) content on video sharing sites like YouTube, where such videos serve as de-facto digital libraries of Deaf community knowledge, experiences, and culture. Metadata-based search is inadequa…
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What Is the Point of Fairness? Disability, AI and the Complexity of Justice
This paper offers a critical disability studies challenge to the dominant "fairness" framing of AI ethics, arguing that fairness is insufficient and potentially harmful when applied to disability, and that justice must be centred instead. Drawing on …
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Toward Fairness in AI for People with Disabilities: A Research Roadmap
This position paper from Microsoft Research presents a systematic risk assessment of how major categories of AI systems may fail or discriminate against people with disabilities, proposing a four-point research roadmap for increasing AI fairness. The…
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Understanding How Blind Users Handle Object Recognition Errors: Strategies and Challenges
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…
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Vision-Based Assistive Technologies for People with Cerebral Visual Impairment: A Review and Focus Study
This paper reveals a significant research gap in assistive technology for people with cerebral visual impairment (CVI) through a scoping review and focus studies. CVI is caused by damage to the brain's visual processing centres rather than the eyes t…