Literature Reviews

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

• Tactile Graphics with a Voice

  Catherine M. Baker, Lauren R. Milne, Ryan Drapeau, Jeffrey Scofield, Cynthia L. Bennett, Richard E. Ladner (2016) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper presents Tactile Graphics with a Voice (TGV), a system that uses QR codes and a smartphone application to make text labels on tactile graphics accessible to blind and low-vision users — particularly the estimated 60% of blind people who ar…

  • tactile graphics
  • visual impairment
  • QR codes
  • STEM accessibility
  • Braille
  • smartphone
  • camera-based assistive technology
  • education