Literature Reviews

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

• The Migratory Cursor: Accurate Speech-Based Cursor Movement by Moving Multiple Ghost Cursors Using Non-Verbal Vocalizations

  Yoshiyuki Mihara, Etsuya Shibayama, Shin Takahashi (2005) — Proceedings of the 7th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '05)

  This paper presents the migratory cursor, a novel voice-controlled cursor movement interface that combines two complementary techniques to achieve both speed and accuracy. The fundamental challenge with speech-based cursor control is that existing ap…

  • cursor control
  • voice interface
  • speech technology
  • motor accessibility
  • alternative input
  • assistive technology
  • non-verbal interaction

• Toward Goldilocks' Pointing Device: Determining a "Just Right" Gain Setting for Users with Physical Impairments

  Heidi Horstmann Koester, Edmund LoPresti, Richard C. Simpson (2005) — Proceedings of the 7th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '05)

  This paper describes the design and evaluation of the Input Device Agent (IDA), a software-based agent that automatically recommends a pointing device gain (control-display sensitivity) setting for individual users with physical impairments. Gain det…

  • motor accessibility
  • pointing devices
  • adaptive systems
  • physical disability
  • cursor control
  • assistive technology
  • personalization

• EyeDraw: A System for Drawing Pictures with Eye Movements

  Anthony Hornof, Anna Cavender, Rob Hoselton (2004) — Proceedings of the 6th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets 04)

  This paper presents EyeDraw, a software program that enables children with severe mobility impairments to draw pictures using only their eye movements tracked by an LC Technologies Eyegaze eye tracker. The system is designed to provide creative devel…

  • eye tracking
  • gaze input
  • motor accessibility
  • children
  • creative arts
  • assistive technology
  • drawing
  • dwell time
  • interaction design

• Automating Accessibility: The Dynamic Keyboard

  Shari Trewin (2004) — Proceedings of the 6th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets 04)

  This paper presents the Dynamic Keyboard, a self-adaptive software agent developed at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center that continuously and automatically adjusts keyboard accessibility settings to match the current user's typing patterns. The syste…

  • keyboard accessibility
  • adaptive systems
  • motor accessibility
  • input methods
  • self-adaptive system
  • personalization
  • assistive technology
  • Parkinsons disease

• Speech-Based Cursor Control: A Study of Grid-Based Solutions

  Liwei Dai, Rich Goldman, Andrew Sears, Jeremy Lozier (2004) — Proceedings of the 6th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets 04)

  This paper investigates grid-based approaches to speech-controlled cursor positioning, addressing a well-documented weakness of speech recognition technology: while dictation-based text entry has improved dramatically, using speech for precise cursor…

  • speech recognition
  • cursor control
  • motor accessibility
  • voice interaction
  • input methods
  • grid-based navigation
  • hands-free computing

• Text Entry from Power Wheelchairs: EdgeWrite for Joysticks and Touchpads

  Jacob O. Wobbrock, Brad A. Myers, Htet Htet Aung, Edmund F. LoPresti (2004) — Proceedings of the 6th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets 04)

  This paper presents two adaptations of EdgeWrite, a gestural text entry method originally designed as a stylus-based unistroke technique for people with tremor, reconfigured for use with power wheelchair joysticks and touchpads. The research addresse…

  • text entry
  • motor accessibility
  • power wheelchair
  • joystick
  • touchpad
  • gestural input
  • participatory design
  • assistive technology
  • integrated control system

• A Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program for Stroke Rehabilitation

  David Jack, Rares Boian, Alma Merians, Sergei V. Adamovich, Marilyn Tremaine, Michael Recce, Grigore C. Burdea, Howard Poizner (2000) — Proceedings of the Fourth International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '00)

  This paper from Rutgers University presents a PC-based desktop virtual reality system designed to rehabilitate hand function in stroke patients. Stroke is identified as the leading cause of adult disability, with 65% of the nearly four million stroke…

  • virtual reality
  • stroke recovery
  • rehabilitation
  • haptic technology
  • force feedback
  • motor accessibility
  • motor control
  • game accessibility
  • adaptive systems
  • assistive technology

• Hover or Tap? Supporting Pen-based Menu Navigation for Older Adults

  Karyn Moffatt, Sandra Yuen, Joanna McGrenere (2008) — Proceedings of the 10th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '08)

  This paper investigates "drifting" — an error specific to pen-based (Tablet PC) interaction where users accidentally hover over an adjacent menu head, causing their intended menu to close and the wrong one to open. This occurs because inductive pen t…

  • aging
  • input methods
  • touchscreen accessibility
  • inclusive design
  • user interface design
  • motor accessibility
  • pen input
  • older adults
  • menu design

• Developing Accessible TV Applications

  José Coelho, Carlos Duarte, Pradipta Biswas, Patrick Langdon (2011) — The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper describes the GUIDE (Gentle User Interfaces for Elderly People) framework for developing accessible TV applications through multimodal interaction, user interface adaptation, and impairment simulation. The research combines a survey of 46 …

  • aging
  • multimedia accessibility
  • multimodal interaction
  • adaptive systems
  • personalization
  • user interface design
  • interactive television
  • motor accessibility
  • low vision
  • user research

• Elderly Text-Entry Performance on Touchscreens

  Hugo Nicolau, Joaquim Jorge (2012) — Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '12)

  This paper presents an empirical study of how elderly users perform text-entry tasks on touchscreen devices, examining both mobile phones and tablets. Fifteen participants aged 67 to 89 (mean 79) were asked to copy sentences on an HTC Desire smartpho…

  • touchscreen accessibility
  • text entry
  • aging
  • motor accessibility
  • tremor
  • mobile accessibility
  • virtual keyboard
  • older adults
  • input methods