Literature Reviews

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

• Gender and Help Seeking by Older Adults When Learning New Technologies

  Rachel L. Franz, Leah Findlater, Barbara Barbosa Neves, Jacob O. Wobbrock (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper investigates whether the gender stereotype that men are more reluctant to ask for help applies in the context of older adults learning new technologies. The study was motivated by the observation that if older men avoid asking for help wit…

  • older adults
  • aging
  • gender
  • help seeking
  • technology self-efficacy
  • digital literacy
  • technology adoption
  • user study

• A Tangible Math Game for Visually Impaired Children

  Ana Cristina Pires, Sebastian Marichal, Fernando Gonzalez-Perilli, Ewelina Bakala, Bruno Fleischer, Gustavo Sansone, Tiago Guerreiro (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This demonstration paper presents iCETA, an inclusive interactive system for math learning that enables visually impaired children to autonomously engage with and solve additive composition tasks (addition and subtraction) through tangible interactio…

  • visual impairment
  • children
  • mathematics accessibility
  • tangible user interface
  • inclusive design
  • STEM accessibility
  • Braille
  • haptic feedback
  • gamification
  • participatory design
  • educational technology

• AccessMap Website Demonstration: Individualized, Accessible Pedestrian Trip Planning at Scale

  Nicholas Bolten, Anat Caspi (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This demonstration paper presents AccessMap, an open-source, city-scale interactive web map that provides individualized pedestrian infrastructure information and automatic trip planning for people with diverse mobility needs. The core problem is tha…

  • accessible mapping
  • pedestrian accessibility
  • mobility impairment
  • wheelchair accessibility
  • wayfinding
  • open data
  • personalization
  • trip planning
  • built environment accessibility
  • open source

• Personalization and Layering to Simplify Computer Accessibility

  Gregg Vanderheiden, J. Bern Jordan (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This demonstration paper presents Morphic, an operating system extension that combines auto-personalization, complexity layering, enhanced feature discovery, and Install on Demand (IoD) to make computers easier to use for people who face barriers due…

  • auto-personalization
  • cognitive accessibility
  • digital literacy
  • assistive technology
  • operating system accessibility
  • inclusive design
  • personalization
  • simplification
  • layered interface

• Evaluating the Benefit of Highlighting Key Words in Captions for People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

  Sushant Kafle, Peter Yeung, Matt Huenerfauth (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper investigates whether visually highlighting important words in video captions benefits Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) users, through formative studies and a larger evaluation study. DHH users face a unique visual-attention challenge when wa…

  • Deaf and hard of hearing
  • captioning
  • text highlighting
  • educational accessibility
  • video accessibility
  • reading comprehension
  • cognitive load
  • user study
  • visual attention
  • natural language processing

• GestureCalc: An Eyes-Free Calculator for Touch Screens

  Bindita Chaudhuri, Leah Perlmutter, Justin Petelka, Philip Garrison, James Fogarty, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Richard E. Ladner (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This full research paper presents GestureCalc, an eyes-free, target-less gesture-based calculator for touch screens, along with a rigorous three-session longitudinal evaluation with eight screen reader users. The system replaces the spatial button la…

  • gesture-based interaction
  • touchscreen accessibility
  • blindness
  • visual impairment
  • screen reader
  • eyes-free interaction
  • mobile accessibility
  • calculator
  • input methods
  • conceptual metaphor
  • longitudinal study

• CHIMELIGHT: Augmenting Instruments in Interactive Music Therapy for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  Joana Lobo, Soichiro Matsuda, Izumi Futamata, Ryoichi Sakuta, Kenji Suzuki (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper presents CHIMELIGHT, an IoT-based system that augments handchime musical instruments with real-time visual feedback to support music therapists working with children who have neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) including autism spectrum di…

  • music therapy
  • neurodevelopmental disorder
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • ADHD
  • children
  • IoT
  • assistive technology
  • visual feedback
  • behavior modification
  • social playware
  • applied behavior analysis

• Turning Heads: Designing Engaging Immersive Video Experiences to Support People with Intellectual Disability when Learning Everyday Living Skills

  Laurianne Sitbon, Ross Brown, Lauren Fell (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper presents findings from a participatory design process exploring how 360-degree video viewed through head-mounted displays can support people with intellectual disabilities in learning everyday living skills. The research was conducted over…

  • intellectual disability
  • 360-degree video
  • virtual reality
  • life skills training
  • immersive learning
  • participatory design
  • cognitive accessibility
  • scaffolding
  • head-mounted display

• Typing Slowly but Screen-Free: Exploring Navigation over Entirely Auditory Keyboards

  Reeti Mathur, Aishwarya Sheth, Parimal Vyas, Davide Bolchini (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper introduces the concept of "keyflows" — entirely auditory keyboards that operate without a reference screen, enabling blind users to type while untethered from their mobile device. The core problem is that current accessible keyboards requi…

  • text entry
  • blindness
  • visual impairment
  • screen reader
  • auditory interface
  • screenless interaction
  • wearable technology
  • gesture-based interaction
  • mobile accessibility
  • eyes-free interaction

• A Community-Centered Design Framework for Robot-Assisted Feeding Systems

  Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee, Maria E. Cabrera, Anat Caspi, Maya Cakmak, Siddhartha S. Srinivasa (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper develops a community-centered design framework for evaluating robot-assisted feeding (RAF) systems, shifting the perspective from purely transactional (robot picks up food, delivers to mouth) to relational (feeding as a social, cultural, a…

  • assistive robotics
  • activities of daily living
  • motor disability
  • feeding assistance
  • community-centered design
  • contextual inquiry
  • participatory design
  • caregiving
  • social-ecological model
  • assistive technology