Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
20 results found tagged Global South.
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What difference does tech make? Conceptualizations of Disability and Assistive Technology among Kenyan Youth
This paper examines how young Kenyans without disabilities conceptualize both disability and assistive technology (AT), addressing a significant gap in accessibility research that has predominantly focused on Global North perspectives. While over 80%…
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Challenges and Considerations for Accessibility Research Across Cultures and Regions
This workshop proposal addresses a critical blind spot in accessibility research: its overwhelming bias toward Western, Global North perspectives. Drawing on postcolonial and decolonial computing frameworks, the authors argue that despite the rapid e…
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From Information Seeking to Empowerment: Using Large Language Model Chatbot in Supporting Wheelchair Life in Low Resource Settings
This paper explores the deployment of Wheelpedia, a WhatsApp chatbot powered by GPT-4, as a design probe to support wheelchair users and professionals in Nigeria and Kenya over a two-month period. The WHO estimates that approximately 80 million peopl…
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Scaffolding Digital Literacy Through Digital Skills Training for Disabled People in the Global South
This paper presents a digital skills training intervention for 138 blind and partially sighted (BPS) and deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) people across India and Kenya, grounded in Vygotsky's Scaffolding Theory. The study addresses the digital divide f…
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Breaking the News Barrier: Towards Understanding News Consumption Practices among BVI Individuals in India
This study examines digital news consumption practices among blind and visually impaired (BVI) individuals in India, a country home to approximately 4.95 million blind and 35 million visually impaired people. Through semi-structured interviews and co…
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Understanding the Video Content Creation Journey of Creators with Sensory Impairment in Kenya
This paper presents the first in-depth qualitative study of video content creation by people with visual and hearing impairments in a low- and middle-income country (LMIC) context, specifically Kenya. The researchers conducted semi-structured intervi…
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Generative AI for Teachers with Vision Impairments in the Global South: A Bridge Too Far?
This mixed-methods study examines the readiness and capacity of teachers with vision impairments (TVIs) in India to leverage generative AI technologies in their teaching practice. The research combines in-depth interviews with 15 TVIs from 10 schools…
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Exploring the Usability of Gaze-based Mobile Communication in Ghana
This study evaluates the usability of Look to Speak, a free Android-based eye-gaze AAC application developed by Google Creative Lab, for people with severe communication disabilities in Ghana. The research involved training 10 local speech and langua…
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Toward a Multi-layer Framework to Assess the Quality of Life Impact of Smartphones as Assistive Technology for People with Sensory Disabilities in Kenya
This paper presents the first longitudinal mixed-methods study investigating the impact of smartphones as assistive technology on the quality of life (QoL) of blind or partially sighted (BPS) and deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) individuals in Kenya. Th…
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Help and The Social Construction of Access: A Case-Study from India
This paper examines the role of help in how people with visual impairments (PVI) navigate indoor environments in India, challenging the Western-centric assumption that independence should be the primary goal of assistive technology design. Through a …