Literature Reviews

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

• Conversational Voice User Interfaces Supporting Individuals with Down Syndrome: A Literature Review

  Franceli L. Cibrian, Concepción Valdez, Lauren Min, Vivian Genaro Motti (2025) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This systematic literature review examines 43 papers published between 1998 and 2023 on the use of Conversational Voice User Interfaces (CVUIs) to support individuals with Down syndrome. Using the PRISMA methodology, the authors searched ACM Digital …

  • voice user interfaces
  • Down syndrome
  • speech recognition
  • intellectual disability
  • conversational AI
  • systematic review
  • machine learning
  • neurodevelopmental disorders

• Accessible Technology for Adults with Down Syndrome: A Scoping Review

  Hailey L. Johnson, Bilge Mutlu (2025) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This scoping review synthesizes 20 peer-reviewed publications examining digital technologies designed and used by adults with Down syndrome (AwDS), defined as individuals aged 18 and older. The authors followed PRISMA-ScR guidelines, searching six ac…

  • Down syndrome
  • intellectual disability
  • cognitive accessibility
  • assistive technology
  • scoping review
  • inclusive design
  • AAC
  • mobile applications
  • smart home
  • social robots
  • participatory design

• Gesture-based Interaction for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in India

  Sumita Sharma, Saurabh Srivastava, Krishnaveni Achary, Blessin Varkey, Tomi Heimonen, Jaakko Hakulinen, Markku Turunen, Nitendra Rajput (2016) — Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '16)

  This full paper presents the design, development, and evaluation of Kirana, a Kinect-based gesture application that simulates purchasing groceries from a local Indian kirana (grocery) store to teach life skills to individuals with developmental disab…

  • developmental disability
  • gesture interaction
  • educational technology
  • cognitive accessibility
  • independent living
  • Global South accessibility
  • self-efficacy
  • Down syndrome
  • autism
  • participatory design

• Learning Games for the Cognitively Impaired People

  Maria Claudia Buzzi, Marina Buzzi, Erico Perrone, Beatrice Rapisarda, Caterina Senette (2016) — Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from the Italian National Research Council (CNR-IIT) presents an open-source web platform delivering personalized cognitive learning games for people with Down syndrome, with a particular focus on delaying the onset of early Alzheimer's di…

  • cognitive accessibility
  • Down syndrome
  • game-based learning
  • intellectual disability
  • tele-rehabilitation
  • dementia prevention
  • augmentative and alternative communication
  • educational technology

• WLA4ND: a Wearable Dataset of Learning Activities for Young Adults with Neurodiversity to Provide Support in Education

  Hui Zheng, Pattiya Mahapasuthanon, Yujing Chen, Huzefa Rangwala, Anya S Evmenova, Vivian Genaro Motti (2021) — Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '21)

  This paper introduces WLA4ND (Wearable Learning Activities for Neurodiversity), the first wearable sensor dataset of learning activities collected from young adults with neurodiversity. While existing wearable sensor datasets focus on fitness, daily …

  • neurodiversity
  • wearable technology
  • machine learning
  • activity recognition
  • inclusive education
  • datasets
  • smartwatch
  • ADHD
  • autism
  • intellectual disability
  • Down syndrome