Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
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Enhancing Walk-Light Detector Usage for the Visually Impaired: A Comparison of VR Exploration and Verbal Instructions
This paper from Stevens Institute of Technology and Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute compares two methods for teaching people with visual impairments (PVI) to use a walk-light detector smartphone app at traffic intersections: virtual reality (…
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Accessibility Guidelines and Standards: Analyzing Stack Overflow Posts
This study analyses 5,092 Stack Overflow posts related to web accessibility (from an initial dataset of 8,538 posts tagged with "accessibility" or "WCAG" between 2008 and 2022) to understand the practical challenges developers face when implementing …
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"Pretty Much an Advocate as Well": Investigating the Experiences of Self-Employed Individuals with Visual Impairments
This paper from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County explores the experiences of 14 self-employed individuals with visual impairments in the United States, examining how technology shapes their work as small business owners and independent co…
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"We are at the mercy of others' opinion": Supporting Blind People in Recreational Window Shopping with AI-infused Technology
This paper investigates how AI-powered navigation technology can support blind people in recreational window shopping — an activity that sighted people take for granted but remains largely inaccessible to those without vision. Researchers from the Un…
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of STEM Images Captioning
This paper from the University of Genoa reports on an experiment comparing human-written and AI-generated alternative text descriptions for complex STEM images — graphs, diagrams, scientific illustrations, and mathematical figures. The researchers re…
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The Treatment of Amblyopia and Astigmatism through Eye Tracking and Serious Games
This paper presents Abs'arnna, a mobile application that combines serious games with eye-tracking technology to treat amblyopia (lazy eye) and astigmatism in children. The authors from Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Saudi Arabia addre…
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Accessibility in AI-Assisted Web Development
This extended abstract from a CMU doctoral student examines whether AI code generation tools—specifically GitHub Copilot—help or hinder web accessibility when used by developers. The research is motivated by a persistent problem: despite decades of a…
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AI and Gamification for Employees with ADHD: A Tool for Enhancing Workplace Focus & Productivity
This paper presents WADAQ, an AI-driven gamification tool designed to support employees with ADHD in improving focus, task management, and workplace productivity. The system operates in three stages: first, machine learning classification models pred…
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Accessible Workplaces through Accessible ICT Solutions and Inclusive Procurement Practices
This short paper examines how accessible ICT solutions and inclusive procurement practices can help reduce digital barriers in workplaces, with a focus on the Norwegian context. Tsvetkova argues that inaccessible workplace technology is a significant…
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Color-Coded Emotional Learning Serious Games for Children with Autism: Foregrounding Facial Expression Recognition & Accessibility
This technical note presents Muheet, a mobile application that uses color-emotion associations and AI-based facial expression recognition to help children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) understand and recognize emotions. ASD affects approximatel…