Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
25 results found tagged auditory interface.
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Providing access to graphical user interfaces — not graphical screens
This paper argues that screen readers for graphical user interfaces should provide access to application interfaces at the semantic level rather than merely translating graphical screen contents. The authors from Georgia Tech's GVU Center identify th…
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An experimental sound-based hierarchical menu navigation system for visually handicapped use of graphical user interfaces
This paper addresses the accessibility crisis created by the shift from character-based computer interfaces to graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in the early 1990s. The authors note that earlier text-based systems were well-served by assistive technol…
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Typing Slowly but Screen-Free: Exploring Navigation over Entirely Auditory Keyboards
This paper introduces the concept of "keyflows" — entirely auditory keyboards that operate without a reference screen, enabling blind users to type while untethered from their mobile device. The core problem is that current accessible keyboards requi…
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Comprehensive Accessibility of Equations by Visually Impaired
This doctoral consortium paper proposes an approach to improving the audio rendering of mathematical equations for people with visual impairments by introducing a complexity metric that adapts how equations are spoken based on their structural comple…
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Scanning for Digital Content: How Blind and Sighted People Perceive Concurrent Speech
This paper investigates whether blind and sighted people can leverage concurrent speech — multiple audio streams playing simultaneously — to more efficiently scan and identify relevant digital content, exploiting the well-known Cocktail Party Effect.…