Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
15 results found tagged visual impairments.
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Toward Effective Communication of AI-Based Decisions in Assistive Tools: Conveying Confidence and Doubt to People with Visual Impairments at Accelerated Speech
This paper investigates how people with visual impairments (PVIs) perceive confidence and doubt in speakers' voices when audio is played at accelerated speeds — a critical question because AI-based assistive tools (scene descriptors, facial recogniti…
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A Universal Web Accessibility Feedback Form: A Participatory Design Study
This paper addresses a gap in web accessibility practice: while automated testing tools can catch structural violations, they cannot reliably assess the quality of alternative text, the usability of dynamic content, or many other issues that only hum…
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Beyond Sight: Empowering Visually Impaired Users with Audible Graphs
This technical note presents a tool designed to make data visualizations accessible to people with visual impairments by converting them into audible and textual representations. The tool addresses a significant gap: while data visualization is centr…
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MABLESim: A Simulation Framework for Studying Accessibility Challenges for People with Disabilities within Indoor Environments
This paper introduces MABLESim (Mapping for Accessible BuiLt Environments Simulator), a Unity-based simulation framework designed to study how people with disabilities navigate indoor spaces. The authors address a fundamental research gap: while phys…
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Speed-of-Light VR for Blind People: Conveying the Location of Arm-Reach Targets
This paper explores how blind people can locate and interact with close-range virtual objects in Virtual Reality (VR), a space that relies almost entirely on visual cues. Researchers from the University of Lisbon and Ewha Womans University adapted th…