Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
16 results found tagged activities of daily living.
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A Community-Centered Design Framework for Robot-Assisted Feeding Systems
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…
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Non-Visual Cooking: Exploring Practices and Challenges of Meal Preparation by People with Visual Impairments
This paper investigates how people with visual impairments prepare meals, combining two complementary research methods to build a comprehensive picture of non-visual cooking practices and challenges. The first method is a content analysis of 122 YouT…
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Freedom to Choose: Understanding Input Modality Preferences of People with Upper-body Motor Impairments for Activities of Daily Living
This paper investigates how people with upper-body motor impairments currently perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and what input modalities they would prefer for technology-assisted independence. ADLs encompass basic tasks like bathing, dressi…
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Designing Voice-Assisted Technology (VAT) Training for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) for Adults with Cognitive-Communication Needs (CCNs) at Home
This paper describes the design, implementation, and preliminary evaluation of a 6-week virtual training program that teaches adults with cognitive-communication needs (CCNs) resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI) to use Amazon Alexa voice comma…
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Exploring Shared Augmented Reality for Low-Vision Training of Activities of Daily Living
This paper investigates the feasibility of using co-located shared augmented reality (S-AR) to support low-vision therapist (LVT)-guided training for people with low vision. While virtual reality has shown promise for practicing orientation and mobil…
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Receptive Design Methodologies: Human-Centered Design methodologies receptive to adaptation, accessibility and inclusion
This short paper proposes a set of new design methodologies that bridge the gaps between Human-Centred Design (HCD), accessibility research, disability studies, occupational therapy (OT), and assistive technology (AT) development. The author argues t…