Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
374 results found tagged visual impairment.
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Identifying Behavioral Strategies of Visually Impaired Users to Improve Access to Web Content
This paper presents a methodology for identifying how visually impaired screen reader users develop coping strategies when encountering inaccessible web content, then uses those strategies to inform the design of transcoding solutions. The researcher…
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Universal Design of Auditory Graphs: A Comparison of Sonification Mappings for Visually Impaired and Sighted Listeners
This study investigates whether auditory graphs—using sound to represent data for people who cannot see visual graphs—can be designed universally for both sighted and visually impaired users, or whether different sonification mappings are needed for …
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A Haptic Tool for Group Work on Geometrical Concepts Engaging Blind and Sighted Pupils
This study investigates how haptic technology can support collaborative geometry learning between visually impaired and sighted pupils in inclusive classrooms. The researchers developed two haptic applications using PHANTOM devices: a static environm…
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Haptic 3D Surface Representation of Table-Based Data for People With Visual Impairments
This paper introduces "relief charts"—3D surface representations of standard data visualizations (bar graphs, pie charts, scatter plots, radar charts) designed to make complex tabular data accessible to people with visual impairments. The approach is…
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Guiding Novice Web Workers in Making Image Descriptions Using Templates
This study compares two approaches for using non-expert crowdworkers to create accessible descriptions of STEM images (charts, graphs, diagrams) for people who are blind or have print-reading disabilities. The researchers tested Free-Response Image D…
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Evaluation of a Context-Aware Voice Interface for Ambient Assisted Living: Qualitative User Study vs. Quantitative System Evaluation
This study evaluates Sweet-Home, a voice-controlled smart home system designed to help older adults and people with visual impairments maintain independence at home. The research was conducted in a realistic 30-square-meter smart apartment (Domus) eq…
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Social Predictors of Assistive Technology Proficiency Among Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments
This study investigates why only about 40% of Teachers of students with Visual Impairments (TVIs) integrate assistive technology into their practice, despite AT being critical for K-12 students' educational engagement and predictive of positive posts…
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Accessible Touchscreen Technology for People with Visual Impairments: A Survey
This comprehensive survey reviews the state of the art in touchscreen accessibility for people who are blind or have low vision, covering research from the mid-1990s through 2016. The authors organize the field by input modalities (gestural, voice, s…
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Exploring Auditory Graphing Software in the Classroom: The Effect of Auditory Graphs on the Classroom Environment
This study examines the real-world deployment of GNIE (Graph and Number line Input and Exploration), an auditory graphing software developed by Georgia Tech's Sonification Lab, in a middle school math classroom at the Georgia Academy for the Blind ov…
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"Hands On" Visual Recognition for Visually Impaired Users
This paper presents a collaborative visual recognition system designed to help blind or visually impaired (BVI) users identify specific product instances — distinguishing between brands, models, or types of objects that feel similar when handled. Whi…