Literature Reviews

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

• Narratives of Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Caregivers

  Galina Madjaroff, Helena Mentis (2017) — Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '17)

  This paper examines how the narratives — the stories people tell about their lives and experiences — of older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their spousal caregivers shape and are shaped by technology in the home. MCI is defined as a…

  • cognitive impairment
  • dementia
  • caregiving
  • aging
  • home-based technology
  • disability models
  • qualitative research
  • autonomy
  • biopsychosocial model

• COSMA: Cooperative Self-Management Tool for Adolescents with Autism

  Myeonghan Ryu, Eunkyung Jo, Sung-In Kim (2017) — Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '17)

  This student research competition paper presents COSMA, a mobile application prototype designed to support cooperative self-management of behavior for adolescents with autism during their transition through puberty. Adolescence is particularly challe…

  • autism
  • self-management
  • adolescents
  • behavior change
  • mobile application
  • caregiving
  • self-regulation
  • co-design

• GeniAuti: Tracking Challenging Behaviors of Children with Autism for Data-Driven Interventions

  Kiwon Choi, Dongho Jang, Dasol Lee, Seoyoung Park (2018) — Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '18)

  This student research competition paper presents GeniAuti, a mobile application designed to help caregivers of children with autism track challenging behaviors using the ABC (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence) framework. Challenging behaviors in autism…

  • autism
  • challenging behavior
  • mobile application
  • data visualization
  • voice recognition
  • caregiving
  • behavior tracking

• A Community-Centered Design Framework for Robot-Assisted Feeding Systems

  Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee, Maria E. Cabrera, Anat Caspi, Maya Cakmak, Siddhartha S. Srinivasa (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  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…

  • assistive robotics
  • activities of daily living
  • motor disability
  • feeding assistance
  • community-centered design
  • contextual inquiry
  • participatory design
  • caregiving
  • social-ecological model
  • assistive technology

• "Just like meeting in person" - Examination of interdependencies in dementia-friendly virtual activities

  Elaine Czech, Paul Marshall, Oussama Metatla (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper examines how dementia-friendly social programs delivered by cultural and social organizations were adapted to virtual formats during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what this reveals about the interdependencies that make such programs successfu…

  • dementia
  • social inclusion
  • virtual programs
  • interdependence
  • COVID-19
  • video conferencing
  • aging
  • social prescribing
  • caregiving

• A Collaborative Approach to Support Medication Management in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Conversational Assistants (CAs)

  Niharika Mathur, Kunal Dhodapkar, Tamara Zubatiy, Jiachen Li, Brian Jones, Elizabeth Mynatt (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper presents MATCHA (Medication Action To Check-In for Health Application), a conversational medication management system built as a Google Action for the Google Home Hub, designed specifically for older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (…

  • mild cognitive impairment
  • older adults
  • medication management
  • conversational assistants
  • smart speakers
  • voice interface
  • aging
  • caregiving