Literature Reviews

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

• Leveraging Rich Accessible Documents on the Web

  Rui Lopes, Luís Carriço (2007) — Proceedings of the 2007 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This paper by Lopes and Carriço from the University of Lisbon presents a framework for producing rich accessible documents on the web that goes beyond the common approach of providing simplified alternate versions for disabled users. The authors argu…

  • document accessibility
  • content adaptation
  • user modeling
  • profile modeling
  • multimodal interaction
  • mobile accessibility
  • document production

• Developing a Semantic User and Device Modeling Framework That Supports UI Adaptability of Web 2.0 Applications for People with Special Needs

  Philip Ackermann, Carlos A. Velasco, Christopher Power (2012) — Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This paper presents a semantic modeling framework for dynamically adapting web 2.0 application interfaces based on user preferences and device capabilities, developed within the EU-funded I2Web (Inclusive Future-Internet Web Services) project. The fr…

  • adaptive interfaces
  • user modeling
  • device modeling
  • personalization
  • semantic web
  • WAI-ARIA
  • model-driven engineering
  • content adaptation
  • interface plasticity

• User Individuality Management in Websites Based on WAI-ARIA Annotations and Ontologies

  Xabier Valencia, Myriam Arrue, J. Eduardo Pérez, Julio Abascal (2013) — Proceedings of the 10th International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This paper presents a comprehensive system for automatically adapting websites to individual users' accessibility needs using WAI-ARIA-based annotations and an ontology that models users, adaptation techniques, and their relationships. Unlike previou…

  • WAI-ARIA
  • personalization
  • web accessibility
  • adaptive interfaces
  • ontology
  • content adaptation
  • user modeling
  • cognitive accessibility
  • visual impairment
  • motor accessibility

• Simulating HCI for Special Needs

  Pradipta Biswas (2007) — SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing

  This paper describes the development of a simulator designed to model human-computer interaction for users with physical disabilities, addressing a significant gap in HCI research. The author argues that existing HCI models such as the GOMS family (K…

  • human-computer interaction
  • motor impairment
  • user modeling
  • simulation
  • assistive interface
  • adaptive interface
  • input device

• User Capability in an Adaptive World

  Robert Dodd, Steve Green, Elaine Pearson (2009) — MSIADU '09: Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGMM International Workshop on Media Studies and Implementations that Help Improving Access to Disabled Users

  This paper presents a fundamental rethinking of how user profiles should be constructed for adaptive and accessible computing. Published at MSIADU '09 (co-located with ACM Multimedia), it critiques the dominant Access For All standard (ISO/IEC 24751)…

  • user profiling
  • capability modeling
  • adaptive interfaces
  • user modeling
  • accessibility standards

• Self-Adapting User Interfaces as Assistive Technology for Handheld Mobile Devices

  Robert Dodd (2006) — Assets '06: Proceedings of the 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper addresses a fundamental challenge in mobile device accessibility: the limitations of bolt-on assistive technology solutions for handheld devices. Published at Assets '06, the premier ACM conference on accessible computing, it proposes a pa…

  • mobile accessibility
  • self-adapting interfaces
  • assistive technology
  • user modeling
  • design space