Literature Reviews

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

• Should I Say "Disabled People" or "People with Disabilities"? Language Preferences of Disabled People Between Identity- and Person-First Language

  Ather Sharif, Aedan Liam McCall, Kianna Roces Bolante (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper presents the largest empirical study to date on the language preferences of disabled people regarding identity-first language (IFL, e.g., "disabled people") versus person-first language (PFL, e.g., "people with disabilities"). The research…

  • disability language
  • identity-first language
  • person-first language
  • disability identity
  • survey research
  • intersectionality
  • disability studies
  • academic publishing

• LaMPost: Design and Evaluation of an AI-assisted Email Writing Prototype for Adults with Dyslexia

  Steven M. Goodman, Erin Buehler, Patrick Clary, Andy Coenen, Aaron Donsbach, Tiffanie N. Horne, Michal Lahav, Robert MacDonald, Rain Breaw Michaels, Ajit Narayanan, Mahima Pushkarna, Joel Riley, Alex Santana, Lei Shi, Rachel Sweeney, Phil Weaver, Ann Yuan, Meredith Ringel Morris (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper introduces LaMPost, a prototype email-writing interface powered by Google's LaMDA large language model, designed to support adults with dyslexia through AI-assisted writing features. The research team, which included members with lived exp…

  • dyslexia
  • large language models
  • AI writing support
  • email
  • writing challenges
  • human-AI interaction
  • neurodiversity
  • text generation
  • accessibility tools

• Support in the Moment: Benefits and use of video-span selection and search for sign-language video comprehension among ASL learners

  Saad Hassan, Akhter Al Amin, Caluã de Lacerda Pataca, Diego Navarro, Alexis Gordon, Sooyeon Lee, Matt Huenerfauth (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper investigates technology to support American Sign Language (ASL) learners in comprehending challenging sign-language videos by enabling in-context dictionary lookup. The researchers conducted two studies at Rochester Institute of Technology…

  • sign language
  • American Sign Language
  • ASL
  • video comprehension
  • dictionary search
  • sign language learning
  • Wizard-of-Oz
  • deaf and hard of hearing
  • educational technology

• Nothing Micro About It: Examining Ableist Microaggressions on Social Media

  Sharon Heung, Mahika Phutane, Shiri Azenkot, Megh Marathe, Aditya Vashistha (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper presents the first study examining how disabled people experience ableist microaggressions specifically on social media. The researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 participants with various disabilities — including physic…

  • ableism
  • microaggressions
  • social media
  • disability identity
  • content moderation
  • online harassment
  • disability disclosure
  • intersectionality

• State of the Art in AAC: A Systematic Review and Taxonomy

  Humphrey Curtis, Timothy Neate, Carlota Vazquez Gonzalez (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper presents the first systematic review and taxonomy of high-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices and interventions within the ACM literature. The authors analyzed 562 articles from the ACM Digital Library and SCOPUS …

  • augmentative and alternative communication
  • AAC
  • systematic review
  • taxonomy
  • complex communication needs
  • speech generating devices
  • assistive technology
  • participatory design

• Understanding the Role of Socio-Technical Infrastructures on the Organization of Access for the Mixed-Ability Collaborators

  Zeynep Şölen Yıldız (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This doctoral consortium paper presents a PhD research agenda investigating how socio-technical infrastructures shape the negotiation and distribution of access for mixed-ability collaborators. Yıldız draws on the Social Model of Disability and Socia…

  • socio-technical infrastructure
  • access work
  • mixed-ability collaboration
  • disability justice
  • social model of disability
  • gatekeeping
  • collaborative access
  • cross-disability solidarity

• Quantifying Touch: New Metrics for Characterizing What Happens During a Touch

  Junhan Kong, Mingyuan Zhong, James Fogarty, Jacob O. Wobbrock (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper formalizes 15 target-agnostic metrics for characterizing what happens during a touch interaction on a touchscreen, moving beyond the traditional approach of treating touches as simple (x, y) coordinate events. The key insight is that touch…

  • touch input
  • motor accessibility
  • human performance
  • touch metrics
  • fine motor function
  • touchscreen accessibility
  • ability-based design

• SoundVizVR: Sound Indicators for Accessible Sounds in Virtual Reality for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Users

  Ziming Li, Shannon Connell, Wendy Dannels, Roshan Peiris (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper presents SoundVizVR, a Unity plugin that visualizes sound information in virtual reality environments for Deaf or Hard-of-hearing (DHH) users. Sounds in VR provide critical spatial cues, interaction feedback, and ambient information that c…

  • virtual reality
  • Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
  • sound visualization
  • audio accessibility
  • game accessibility
  • immersive media
  • spatial audio

• "I Used To Carry A Wallet, Now I Just Need To Carry My Phone": Understanding Current Banking Practices and Challenges Among Older Adults in China

  Xiaofu Jin, Mingming Fan (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper investigates how older adults in China navigate the rapidly shifting landscape from physical to digital banking, examining their practices, motivations for learning, and the challenges they encounter. China provides a particularly compelli…

  • older adults
  • digital banking
  • mobile accessibility
  • digital equity
  • financial accessibility
  • aging
  • technology adoption
  • electronic payment

• ASL Wiki: An Exploratory Interface for Crowdsourcing ASL Translations

  Abraham Glasser, Fyodor Minakov, Danielle Bragg (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper presents ASL Wiki, a novel bilingual web interface that enables the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing (DHH) community to crowdsource English-to-American Sign Language (ASL) translations of text articles. The system addresses two interconnected prob…

  • sign language
  • ASL
  • Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
  • crowdsourcing
  • bilingual interface
  • language accessibility
  • sign language datasets
  • education