Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
83 results found tagged autism.
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A3: A Coding Guideline for HCI+Autism Research Using Video Annotation
This paper presents A3 (Annotation for ASD Analysis), a systematic coding guideline developed through cross-disciplinary collaboration between computer scientists, special educators, and speech and hearing scientists at the University of Illinois. Th…
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Software and Technologies Designed for People with Autism: What Do Users Want?
This paper reports on an online survey of 114 respondents (12 adults with ASD completing it themselves, 102 submissions about children with ASD from parents, teachers, and professionals) investigating what users actually want from software and techno…
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Disability Studies as a Source of Critical Inquiry for the Field of Assistive Technology
This keynote-style paper argues that the assistive technology (AT) research community should draw more deeply from disability studies scholarship to improve both the problems it chooses to address and its research methods. The authors — two of whom i…
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Developing for Autism with User-Centred Design
This short paper describes the development of software designed to help children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) explore social situations, specifically the concept of sharing. The author identifies a gap in the use of User-Centred Design (UCD) …
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Towards a Framework to Situate Assistive Technology Design in the Context of Culture
This paper presents findings from a cross-cultural qualitative study examining societal expectations, perceptions, and support structures for individuals with autism and other intellectual disabilities (AOID) across four countries: Kuwait, Pakistan, …
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Detecting Hunchback Behavior in Autistic Children with Smart Phone Assistive Devices
This short demonstration paper presents a low-cost assistive system that uses a smartphone's built-in accelerometer to detect hunchback posture in an autistic student at the Kaohsiung Municipal Renwu Special Education School (KRSES) in Taiwan. The st…
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A3: HCI Coding Guideline for Research Using Video Annotation to Assess Behavior of Nonverbal Subjects with Computer-Based Intervention
This paper introduces A3 (Annotation for ASD Analysis), a comprehensive coding guideline containing 21 dependent variables for assessing the behavior of nonverbal individuals interacting with computer-based interventions. The authors developed A3 thr…
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Automatic Task Assistance for People with Cognitive Disabilities in Brushing Teeth - A User Study with the TEBRA System
This paper presents TEBRA (TEeth BRushing Assistance), an Assistive Technology for Cognition (ATC) system that supports people with moderate cognitive disabilities in brushing their teeth independently. The research addresses a fundamental challenge:…
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Accessing Peer Social Interaction: Using Authorable Virtual Peer Technology as a Component of a Group Social Skills Intervention Program
This paper evaluates the Authorable Virtual Peer (AVP), a life-sized animated character technology designed to support social skills development in children with autism spectrum disorders. The AVP differs from other virtual agent approaches by offeri…
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Skin Conductance as an In Situ Marker for Emotional Arousal in Children with Neurodevelopmental Communication Impairments: Methodological Considerations and Clinical Implications
This paper explores the use of wearable biosensors to measure electrodermal activity (EDA) — specifically skin conductance — as a proxy for emotional arousal in children with neurodevelopmental communication impairments. While EDA has been used in ps…