Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
61 results found tagged text entry.
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Adapting Word Prediction to Subject Matter without Topic-Labeled Data
This paper proposes a method for adapting word prediction systems to the current topic of discourse without requiring human-labeled topic categories in the training data. Word prediction is a key feature of Augmentative and Alternative Communication …
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The One-Key Challenge: Searching for a Fast One-Key Text Entry Method
This paper presents SAK (Scanning Ambiguous Keyboard), a novel one-key text entry method designed for people who can only operate a single switch input. The design combines two established techniques — scanning keyboards (where items are highlighted …
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NavTap: A Long Term Study with Excluded Blind Users
This paper presents a long-term evaluation of NavTap, a navigational text-entry method designed specifically for blind users who cannot effectively use standard mobile phone text input. Unlike traditional MultiTap — where users press a key multiple t…
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Joystick Text Entry with Word Prediction for People with Motor Impairments
This short paper presents a joystick-based text entry system enhanced with word completion and next word prediction, designed for people with motor impairments who cannot use conventional keyboards and mice. Existing joystick text entry methods — typ…
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Humsher: A Predictive Keyboard Operated by Humming
This paper presents Humsher, a novel text entry system controlled entirely by humming — short melodic and rhythmic vocal gestures distinguished by pitch (high/low) and duration (short/long). The system targets people with severe upper-limb motor impa…
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Blind People and Mobile Touch-based Text-Entry: Acknowledging the Need for Different Flavors
This paper investigates how individual differences among blind people affect their performance with different touchscreen text-entry methods. Thirteen blind participants (ages 24-62) were evaluated using four methods on a Samsung Galaxy S: QWERTY (st…
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TypeInBraille: A Braille-Based Typing Application for Touchscreen Devices
This demonstration paper presents TypeInBraille, a novel text entry application for touchscreen smartphones that allows blind users to type using Braille code rather than the standard on-screen QWERTY keyboard. While screen readers like VoiceOver hav…
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Elderly Text-Entry Performance on Touchscreens
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…
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How Someone with a Neuromuscular Disease Experiences Operating a PC (and How to Successfully Counteract That)
This experience report describes the first author's personal journey as a computer scientist with Friedreich's Ataxia (FA), a progressive neuromuscular disease diagnosed at age 15 that causes ataxia of limbs, dysarthria, and muscle weakness. Despite …
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The Feasibility of Eyes-Free Touchscreen Keyboard Typing
This poster paper proposes a novel approach to eyes-free touchscreen typing where users imagine a QWERTY keyboard somewhere on the device and tap out an entire sentence without seeing the keyboard and without receiving any intermediate feedback about…