Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
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Implementing an Accessible Conversational User Interface: Applying Feedback from University Students and Disability Support Advisors
This paper presents results from a beta trial of the ADMINS (Assistants for the Disclosure and Management of Information about Needs and Support) virtual assistant, developed at The Open University (UK) to help students disclose disabilities and rece…
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Accessibility Challenges in Lab Simulations
This paper describes the accessibility challenges encountered and solutions developed when creating online lab simulations for an Occupational Health and Safety course at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University). The COVID-19 pandemic…
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Toward a User Experience Tool Selector for Voice User Interfaces
This doctoral consortium paper proposes the development of a UX tool selector for voice user interfaces (VUIs), presented as a web application that recommends appropriate measurement tools for evaluating VUI quality. Voice assistants such as Alexa, G…
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MusA: Artwork Accessibility through Augmented Reality for People with Low Vision
This paper presents MusA (Museo Accessibile), an iOS mobile application that uses augmented reality to make 2D visual artworks in museums accessible to people with low vision. The research addresses the persistent problem that people with visual impa…
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WordMelodies: an Inclusive Mobile App Supporting the Acquisition of Literacy Skills
This paper presents WordMelodies, a cross-platform mobile edutainment application designed for inclusive literacy education for primary school children with and without visual impairments or blindness (VIB). The app was motivated by a teacher of chil…
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LaTeX as an Inclusive Accessibility Instrument for Highschool Mathematical Education
This paper reports on the design, implementation, and outcomes of a teaching activity in an Italian high school that used LaTeX typesetting language as an inclusive tool for mathematical education. The project was designed to support "Cristina" (pseu…
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Understanding Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Users' Interest in Sign-Language Interaction with Personal-Assistant Devices
This mixed-methods study investigates Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) users' experiences with and interest in personal-assistant devices (such as Amazon Alexa and Google Home) that could understand American Sign Language (ASL) commands. The research w…
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Caption-Occlusion Severity Judgments across Live-Television Genres from Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers
This paper addresses a largely overlooked dimension of caption quality for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) viewers: the problem of captions occluding important onscreen visual content during live television broadcasts. While existing caption quality m…
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The Transparency of Automatic Accessibility Evaluation Tools
This paper examines a critical but often overlooked problem in automated accessibility testing: the lack of transparency in how evaluation tools operate and present their results. The authors observe that different accessibility evaluation tools freq…
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Scribe: Improving Older Adults' Access to Medical Instructions from Patient-Physician Conversations
This paper presents Scribe, a mobile prototype designed to help older adults access, organize, and recall medical information shared during doctor's visits. The research addresses a significant accessibility challenge: older patients, particularly th…