Literature Reviews

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

• Tablet-Based Activity Schedule in Mainstream Environment for Children with Autism and Children with ID

  Charles Fage, Léonard Pommereau, Charles Consel, Emilie Balland, Hélène Sauzéon (2016) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper presents Classroom Schedule+ (CS+), a tablet-based activity schedule application designed to support the inclusion of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in mainstream school environments. Developed through participatory design wi…

  • autism spectrum disorder
  • intellectual disability
  • mainstream inclusion
  • activity schedule
  • tablet
  • participatory design
  • education
  • special education
  • children

• Design for Social Accessibility Method Cards: Engaging Users and Reflecting on Social Scenarios for Accessible Design

  Kristen Shinohara, Cynthia L. Bennett, Wanda Pratt, Jacob O. Wobbrock (2020) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper introduces Design for Social Accessibility (DSA) method cards, a practical tool that helps designers incorporate social dimensions of accessibility into their work. The authors argue that most accessibility guidelines focus on functional a…

  • social accessibility
  • design methods
  • method cards
  • participatory design
  • deaf and hard of hearing
  • inclusive design
  • design education

• Co-designing Robot Dogs with and for Neurodivergent Individuals: Opportunities and Challenges

  Ha-Kyung Kong, Derek Xie, Ankith Chandra, Rachel Lowy, Arielle F Maignan, Sehoon Ha, Chung Hyuk Park, Jennifer G Kim (2024) — ASSETS '24: Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper explores how robot dogs might support the daily lives of neurodivergent individuals through a series of three co-design workshops conducted over five weeks. While social robots have been studied in clinical and educational settings for neu…

  • neurodiversity
  • social robotics
  • co-design
  • participatory design
  • autism
  • ADHD
  • emotional support
  • human-robot interaction

• Inclusion as a Process: Co-Designing an Inclusive Robotic Game with Neurodiverse Classrooms

  Patricia Piedade, Isabel Neto, Ana Cristina Pires, Rui Prada, Hugo Nicolau (2024) — Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '24)

  This paper documents a seven-month co-design process in which researchers worked with 80 children (18 of whom were neurodivergent) across four neurodiverse classrooms in Lisbon, Portugal, to design an inclusive tabletop robotic game. The children, ag…

  • neurodiversity
  • children
  • co-design
  • inclusive play
  • robotics
  • participatory design
  • education

• Ethical Concerns when Working with Mixed-Ability Groups of Children

  Ana O. Henriques, Patricia Piedade, Filipa Rocha, Isabel Neto, Hugo Nicolau (2024) — Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '24)

  This paper critically examines the ethical challenges researchers face when conducting studies involving mixed-ability groups of children — groups that include both children with and without disabilities working together. The authors draw on two case…

  • ethics
  • mixed-ability groups
  • children
  • participatory design
  • inclusive research
  • human-computer interaction
  • human-robot interaction

• Adapting UX Research for People Living with Alzheimer's, Dementia, and MCI: Improving the UX Research Process for Participants

  Krista D. Kleban (2024) — Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2024)

  This practitioner-focused paper shares first-hand lessons from conducting UX research with people living with Alzheimer's disease, other forms of dementia, and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The author, a UX researcher at the Alzheimer's Associatio…

  • cognitive accessibility
  • dementia
  • Alzheimer's
  • UX research
  • usability testing
  • inclusive research methods
  • participatory design
  • mild cognitive impairment