Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
46 results found tagged independent living.
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Assistive Social Interaction for Non-Speaking People Living in the Community
This paper addresses the social isolation experienced by non-speaking people living independently in the community, a problem intensified by the shift from institutional to community-based care in the UK. The authors argue that while community care a…
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A Camera Phone Based Currency Reader for the Visually Impaired
This paper presents a camera phone-based system for identifying U.S. paper currency denominations for people who are blind or visually impaired. The work addresses a specific accessibility gap: unlike currencies in many other countries, U.S. paper bi…
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A context aware handheld wayfinding system for individuals with cognitive impairments
This paper presents a context-aware wayfinding system designed to help individuals with cognitive impairments navigate indoor environments independently, with a focus on workplace and community travel. The system consists of three components: a handh…
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Context aware documenting for aphasics
This paper describes two student design projects aimed at creating tools for people with aphasia to document and share their everyday experiences. Aphasia, a communication impairment caused by brain damage (typically from stroke), affects about 0.3% …
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CATPro: context-aware task prompting system with multiple modalities for individuals with cognitive impairments
This short paper presents CATPro (Context-Aware Task Prompting), a system designed to help individuals with cognitive impairments perform daily living and workplace tasks more independently. The system targets people with a range of conditions includ…
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Lessons from an evaluation of a domestic well-being indicator system
This short paper presents an evaluation of a domestic well-being indicator system designed to present sensor-collected data from older people's homes through two distinct user interfaces — one for the older person and one for their carer. The system …
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Real-Time Anomaly Detection for Traveling Individuals
This short paper presents a real-time anomaly detection system designed to help individuals with cognitive impairments travel safely and independently on routine journeys such as commuting via public transportation. The system works by comparing a tr…
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Designing Judicious Interactions for Cognitive Assistance: The Acts of Assistance Approach
This paper presents Archipel, a cognitive orthosis developed at the DOMUS Laboratory at the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, designed to guide people with cognitive impairments through complex activities of daily living such as meal preparation. The…
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Customizing Directions in an Automated Wayfinding System for Individuals with Cognitive Impairment
This paper presents the design and evaluation of a mobile wayfinding system that provides customized navigation directions to individuals with cognitive impairments such as traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, and intellectual disability. The cent…
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A System of Clothes Matching for Visually Impaired Persons
This short paper presents a proof-of-concept computer vision system designed to help blind and visually impaired people determine whether two clothing items match in both color and pattern. The system addresses a common daily living challenge: select…