Literature Reviews

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

• Designing Gesture-Based Applications for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: Guidelines from User Studies in India

  Sumita Sharma, Blessin Varkey, Krishnaveni Achary, Jaakko Hakulinen, Markku Turunen, Tomi Heimonen, Saurabh Srivastava, Nitendra Rajput (2018) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper presents the design, evaluation, and resulting guidelines from three gesture-based applications created for individuals with developmental disabilities in India, developed through a long-term collaboration with Tamana, an NGO and special e…

  • developmental disabilities
  • gesture interaction
  • special education
  • inclusive design
  • Global South accessibility
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • intellectual disability
  • Kinect
  • life skills

• Tenets for Social Accessibility: Towards Humanizing Disabled People in Design

  Kristen Shinohara, Cynthia L. Bennett, Wanda Pratt, Jacob O. Wobbrock (2018) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper investigates how student designers think about disability and accessibility when tasked with designing for multiple users with and without disabilities, and uses the findings to refine the Design for Social Accessibility framework. Conduct…

  • social accessibility
  • design methodology
  • accessibility education
  • inclusive design
  • user-centered design
  • disability studies

• Designing Accessible, Explainable AI (XAI) Experiences

  Christine T. Wolf, Kathryn E. Ringland (2020) — SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing

  This paper examines the intersection of explainable AI (XAI) and accessibility, identifying two primary concerns that the XAI field has largely overlooked. The first concern is accessibility at the XAI interface itself. While XAI techniques like visu…

  • explainable AI
  • accessibility
  • aging in place
  • mental health
  • digital mental health
  • XAI
  • cognitive accessibility
  • inclusive design

• Design for Social Accessibility Method Cards: Engaging Users and Reflecting on Social Scenarios for Accessible Design

  Kristen Shinohara, Cynthia L. Bennett, Wanda Pratt, Jacob O. Wobbrock (2020) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper introduces Design for Social Accessibility (DSA) method cards, a practical tool that helps designers incorporate social dimensions of accessibility into their work. The authors argue that most accessibility guidelines focus on functional a…

  • social accessibility
  • design methods
  • method cards
  • participatory design
  • deaf and hard of hearing
  • inclusive design
  • design education

• Accessible Bus Stop Preview for Visually Impaired

  Mahmut Erdemli (2024) — ASSETS '24: Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents research on creating an accessible bus stop preview system for visually impaired users, addressing a significant gap in public transportation accessibility. While navigation apps can guide visually impaired people to a bus stop's …

  • visual impairment
  • public transportation
  • outdoor navigation
  • bus stops
  • accessible maps
  • digital mapping
  • inclusive design
  • transit accessibility

• Receptive Design Methodologies: Human-Centered Design methodologies receptive to adaptation, accessibility and inclusion

  Apoorva Avadhana (2024) — Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '24)

  This short paper proposes a set of new design methodologies that bridge the gaps between Human-Centred Design (HCD), accessibility research, disability studies, occupational therapy (OT), and assistive technology (AT) development. The author argues t…

  • design methods
  • assistive technology
  • inclusive design
  • occupational therapy
  • adaptation
  • activities of daily living

• What We Know About Digital Accessibility for People with Cognitive, Learning, and Neurological Disabilities

  Clayton Lewis (2023) — ACM Computing Surveys

  A comprehensive review of research on digital accessibility for people with cognitive, learning, and neurological disabilities. Examines the gap between current standards (which focus primarily on sensory and motor disabilities) and the needs of this…

  • cognitive accessibility
  • inclusive design
  • research review