Literature Reviews

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

• Designing an App to Help Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Recognize Abuse

  Thomas Howard, Krishna Venkatasubramanian, Jeanine L M Skorinko, Pauline Bosma, John Mullaly, Brian Kelly, Deborah Lloyd, Mary Wishart, Emiton Alves, Nicole Jutras, Mariah Freark, Nancy A. Alterio (2021) — The 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2021)

  This paper presents the design of Recognize, a mobile app intended to teach individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) how to identify and report abuse. The work addresses a critical safety issue: abuse of people with I/DD is…

  • intellectual disability
  • developmental disability
  • co-design
  • abuse prevention
  • mobile app
  • self-advocacy
  • e-learning
  • empowerment
  • safeguarding

• Designing Post-Trauma Self-Regulation Apps for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  Krishna Venkatasubramanian, Tina-Marie Ranalli (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper explores how to design mobile apps that help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) engage in post-trauma self-regulation (PTSR) — activities that help manage negative emotional effects like anxiety, grief, and stre…

  • intellectual disability
  • developmental disability
  • trauma-informed care
  • self-regulation
  • mental health
  • mobile apps
  • inclusive design
  • cognitive accessibility