Literature Reviews

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

• TIP-Toy: a tactile, open-source computational toolkit to support learning across visual abilities

  Giulia Barbareschi, Enrico Costanza, Catherine Holloway (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This paper presents TIP-Toy (Tactile Inclusive Programming Toy), an open-source educational programming toolkit using physical blocks and music output, designed for children ages 6-11 with mixed visual abilities — from full sight to total blindness. …

  • visual accessibility
  • STEM education
  • tangible interaction
  • blindness and low vision
  • inclusive design
  • education accessibility
  • music accessibility
  • computer science
  • digital fabrication

• Lessons from Expert Focus Groups on how to Better Support Adults with Mild Intellectual Disabilities to Engage in Co-Design

  Ryan Colin Gibson, Mark D. Dunlop, Matt-Mouley Bouamrane (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This paper proposes and evaluates a two-stage procedure for making co-design workshops accessible to adults with mild intellectual disabilities (ID). The context is the development of a clinical AAC application to help people with mild ID communicate…

  • intellectual disability
  • co-design
  • participatory design
  • augmentative and alternative communication
  • healthcare accessibility
  • research methods
  • inclusive design
  • design methodology

• The TalkingBox.: Revealing Strengths of Adults with Severe Cognitive Disabilities

  Filip Bircanin, Laurianne Sitbon, Bernd Ploderer, Andrew Azaabanye Bayor, Michael Esteban, Stewart Koplick, Margot Brereton (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This paper presents a case study of TalkingBox, a tangible communication device co-designed with Chris (pseudonym), a young adult with a severe cognitive disability, and his support network at a community day centre in Brisbane, Australia. Chris is m…

  • intellectual disability
  • augmentative and alternative communication
  • tangible interaction
  • co-design
  • participatory design
  • cognitive accessibility
  • empowerment
  • social interaction

• Deconstructing a "puzzle" of visual experiences of blind and low-vision visual artists

  Yulia Zhiglova (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This short paper explores how blind and low-vision visual artists perceive and interpret visual information, with the goal of informing the design of a haptic device that could communicate rich visual details. While existing assistive technologies fo…

  • visual accessibility
  • blindness and low vision
  • haptic technology
  • disability arts
  • perception
  • social cognition
  • creative accessibility
  • sensory processing

• Supporting Older Adults in Locating Mobile Interface Features with Voice Input

  Ja Eun Yu, Debaleena Chattopadhyay (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This demonstration paper presents a voice assistant system built on Android that helps older adults locate specific features on complex mobile interfaces by speaking natural language queries. The system addresses a well-documented challenge: older ad…

  • aging
  • mobile accessibility
  • voice interface
  • user interface design
  • assistive technology
  • speech recognition
  • usability

• Ontology-Driven Transformations for PDF Form Accessibility

  Utku Uckun, Ali Selman Aydin, Vikas Ashok, IV Ramakrishnan (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This demonstration paper presents TransPAc (Transformations for PDF Form Accessibility), an assistive technology that transforms PDF forms into accessible HTML pages so blind screen-reader users can fill them out. PDF forms present multiple accessibi…

  • screen readers
  • document accessibility
  • PDF accessibility
  • blindness and low vision
  • web accessibility
  • assistive technology
  • software accessibility

• Screen Magnification for Office Applications

  Hae-Na Lee, Vikas Ashok, IV Ramakrishnan (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This demonstration paper presents MagPro, an interface augmentation for office productivity tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) designed to reduce the excessive panning and zooming that screen-magnifier users with low vision must perform. The c…

  • low vision
  • screen magnification
  • assistive technology
  • workplace accessibility
  • user interface design
  • productivity
  • software accessibility

• Visual Content Considered Private by People Who are Blind

  Abigale Stangl, Kristina Shiroma, Bo Xie, Kenneth R. Fleischmann, Danna Gurari (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This paper presents the first empirical study investigating what types of visual content people who are blind consider private, in the context of their use of Visual Interpreters or Description Services (VIDS) — services like Seeing AI, Aira, Be My E…

  • visual accessibility
  • blindness and low vision
  • privacy
  • computer vision
  • artificial intelligence
  • ethics
  • assistive technology
  • data protection

• "I can't name it, but I can perceive it" Conceptual and Operational Design of "Tactile Accuracy" Assisting Tactile Image Cognition

  Jiangtao Gong, Wenyuan Yu, Long Ni, Yang Jiao, Ye Liu, Xiaolan Fu, Yingqing Xu (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This paper introduces "tactile accuracy," a new evaluation criterion for measuring how well blind people recognize objects in raised-line tactile images, replacing the conventional "naming accuracy" borrowed from visual image recognition research. Th…

  • visual accessibility
  • tactile graphics
  • blindness and low vision
  • tactile accessibility
  • cognition
  • perception
  • education
  • design methodology

• Travelling more independently: A Requirements Analysis for Accessible Journeys to Unknown Buildings for People with Visual Impairments

  Christin Engel, Karin Müller, Angela Constantinescu, Claudia Loitsch, Vanessa Petrausch, Gerhard Weber, Rainer Stiefelhagen (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This paper presents a comprehensive survey with 106 people with visual impairments (63 blind, 43 low vision; ages 8-77, mean 46; predominantly German) examining how they plan and carry out journeys to unknown buildings. Unlike previous studies that f…

  • visual accessibility
  • blindness and low vision
  • indoor navigation
  • wayfinding
  • orientation and mobility
  • accessible maps
  • tactile accessibility
  • built environment
  • independent living