Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
37 results found tagged DIY assistive technology.
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Accessibility in Textile Crafting: A Critical Reflection on Making Technology, Disability, and Community
This paper examines what accessibility means in the context of textile crafting through a cross-sectional survey of 184 crafters with disabilities. The authors—both disabled/neurodivergent crafters and HCI researchers—adopt a critical participatory a…
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Making and Accessibility: A Systematic Literature Review on the Multilayered Dimensions of Accessible Making
This systematic literature review examines the intersection of making/fabrication and accessibility through analysis of 113 papers published at ACM conferences between 2010 and 2023. The authors investigate three research questions: which disability …
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Accessibility in Textile Crafting: A Critical Reflection on Making Technology, Disability, and Community
This study examines what accessibility means for textile crafters with disabilities through a cross-sectional survey of 184 participants. The authors—both disabled/neurodivergent crafters themselves—use critical participatory action research (CPAR) t…
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"Wear It Loud": How and Why Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Users Customize Their Devices
This paper investigates why and how hearing aid and cochlear implant users aesthetically customize their devices, exploring the intersection of assistive technology, identity, and social acceptability. The research addresses a significant problem: he…
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Would You Be Mine: Appropriating Minecraft as an Assistive Technology for Youth with Autism
This paper presents findings from a 24-month digital ethnography of Autcraft, a semi-private Minecraft server created for children with autism and their allies, examining how this community has appropriated the game into a variety of assistive techno…
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Uncovering Challenges and Opportunities for 3D Printing Assistive Technology with Physical Therapists
This paper investigates the feasibility and challenges of integrating 3D printing into physical therapy (PT) practice for creating customized assistive technology (AT). Physical therapists routinely modify standardized AT devices using temporary mate…
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Playing Music with the Head
This short paper describes the co-design process leading to an open source music-playing software for M., a person living with severe motor, dexterity, and speech impairments in a nursing home in France. The system uses an infrared camera mounted on …
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Nothing to Hide: Aesthetic Customization of Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants in an Online Community
This paper analyzes aesthetic customization practices within a Facebook community of over 4,800 members dedicated to decorating and personalizing hearing aids (HAs) and cochlear implants (CIs). Approximately 48 million people in the United States (20…
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"But, I Don't Want/Need a Power Wheelchair": Toward Accessible Power Assistance for Manual Wheelchairs
This paper explores the needs, expectations, and experiences of manual wheelchair users regarding power assist devices — motorized attachments that augment a manual wheelchair's propulsion without converting it into a full power wheelchair. Manual wh…
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Cyborg Pride: Self-Design in e-NABLE
This experience report documents the journey of Peregrine Hawthorn, born without fingers on his left hand, from being a recipient of a 3D-printed e-NABLE prosthetic hand to becoming an active designer, fabricator, and advocate for self-efficacy withi…