Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
23 results found tagged gesture interaction.
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Kirana: A Gesture-based Market App for Life Skills Learning for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
This demonstration paper presents Kirana, a gesture-based application that simulates the experience of purchasing items at a local Indian grocery store ("kirana") for individuals with developmental disabilities. The application was developed in colla…
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BrailleSketch: A Gesture-based Text Input Method for People with Visual Impairments
This paper presents BrailleSketch, a gesture-based text input method for touchscreen smartphones designed for people with visual impairments who already know the Braille alphabet. Rather than requiring users to tap specific screen locations or use mu…
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Investigating Microinteractions for People with Visual Impairments and the Potential Role of On-Body Interaction
This paper investigates how well microinteractions — brief, high-frequency mobile tasks that take sighted users only a few seconds to complete — are currently supported for people who are blind or visually impaired (VI). While modern smartphones are …
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Remote IT Education for Senior Citizens
This paper addresses the challenge of teaching IT skills to senior citizens in Japan, where the elderly population ratio has reached 25% nationally and up to 40% in some regions. The authors identified that peer teaching — skilled seniors teaching un…
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Empowering Accessible Gesture Input Design with Gesture-A11Y
This paper from Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava (Romania) introduces Gesture-A11Y, the first open-access web-based tool and database for accessible gesture input design, containing over 22,000 gesture records collected from 122 users with visua…
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Exploring Aural Navigation by Screenless Access
This paper introduces screenless access, a paradigm for browsing aural information architectures using one-handed, in-air gestures recognised by an off-the-shelf Myo armband, freeing blind and visually impaired users from the constraint of holding an…
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Inclusive improvisation through sound and movement mapping: from DMI to ADMI
This paper presents a case study of adapting the AirSticks, a gestural Digital Musical Instrument (DMI) designed for expert percussionists, into an Accessible Digital Musical Instrument (ADMI) for people with disabilities. The AirSticks use Razer Hyd…
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Eyelid Gestures on Mobile Devices for People with Motor Impairments
This paper presents a novel approach to mobile device interaction for people with severe motor impairments: using eyelid gestures detected by the smartphone's front-facing camera. While existing eye-based interaction research has primarily focused on…
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Wearable Interactions for Users with Motor Impairments: Systematic Review, Inventory, and Research Implications
This paper presents the first systematic literature review focused specifically on wearable interactions for users with motor impairments. The authors conducted a meta-analysis of 57 peer-reviewed scientific articles identified through searches of th…
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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…