Literature Reviews

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

• Gesture-based Interaction for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in India

  Sumita Sharma, Saurabh Srivastava, Krishnaveni Achary, Blessin Varkey, Tomi Heimonen, Jaakko Hakulinen, Markku Turunen, Nitendra Rajput (2016) — Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '16)

  This full paper presents the design, development, and evaluation of Kirana, a Kinect-based gesture application that simulates purchasing groceries from a local Indian kirana (grocery) store to teach life skills to individuals with developmental disab…

  • developmental disability
  • gesture interaction
  • educational technology
  • cognitive accessibility
  • independent living
  • Global South accessibility
  • self-efficacy
  • Down syndrome
  • autism
  • participatory design

• Kirana: A Gesture-based Market App for Life Skills Learning for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

  Sumita Sharma, Saurabh Srivastava, Krishnaveni Achary, Blessin Varkey, Tomi Heimonen, Jaakko Hakulinen, Markku Turunen, Nitendra Rajput (2016) — Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '16)

  This demonstration paper presents Kirana, a gesture-based application that simulates the experience of purchasing items at a local Indian grocery store ("kirana") for individuals with developmental disabilities. The application was developed in colla…

  • developmental disability
  • gesture interaction
  • educational technology
  • cognitive accessibility
  • independent living
  • global accessibility
  • Global South accessibility
  • self-efficacy

• Games for People with Developmental Disabilities

  Taylor Gotfrid (2016) — Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '16)

  This short paper (doctoral consortium contribution) presents two web-based games developed for people with developmental disabilities (DD) in collaboration with Hope Services, a California non-profit. The work addresses the gap that most existing edu…

  • developmental disability
  • game accessibility
  • cognitive accessibility
  • educational technology
  • iPad
  • web application
  • intellectual disability

• Online Learning System to Help People with Developmental Disabilities Reinforce Basic Skills

  Lourdes M. Morales-Villaverde, Karina Caro, Taylor Gotfrid, Sri Kurniawan (2016) — Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '16)

  This paper presents the development and evaluation of an HTML5-based web application for iPad designed to help people with developmental disabilities (DD) of all ages reinforce basic skills such as recognizing numbers, letters, money, shapes, and col…

  • developmental disability
  • intellectual disability
  • educational technology
  • cognitive accessibility
  • iPad
  • web application
  • participatory design
  • inclusive design

• Digital Strategies for Supporting Strengths- and Interests-based Learning with Children with Autism

  Cara Wilson, Margot Brereton, Bernd Ploderer, Laurianne Sitbon, Beth Saggers (2017) — Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper investigates how an open-ended audio-visual calendaring app called MeCalendar was appropriated by children with autism and their teachers in classroom settings, shifting the focus from deficit-remediation to strengths- and interests-based …

  • autism
  • educational technology
  • children
  • strengths-based approach
  • self-determination
  • participatory design
  • inclusive design
  • classroom technology
  • self-expression
  • neurodiversity

• Blocks4All Demonstration: a Blocks-Based Programming Environment for Blind Children

  Lauren R. Milne, Catherine M. Baker, Richard E. Ladner (2017) — Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  Blocks4All is a tablet-based iOS application designed to make blocks-based programming accessible to blind and low-vision children. Blocks-based programming environments like Scratch and Blockly have become central to K-12 computer science education …

  • programming education
  • blindness
  • children
  • touchscreen accessibility
  • screen readers
  • blocks-based programming
  • educational technology
  • inclusive design

• Tangicraft: A Multimodal Interface for Minecraft

  David Bar-El, Thomas Large, Lydia Davison, Marcelo Worsley (2018) — Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '18)

  This demonstration paper presents Tangicraft, a work-in-progress multimodal interface designed to enable visually impaired children to play and collaborate in Minecraft, one of the world's most popular video games with over 121 million copies sold. L…

  • game accessibility
  • visual impairment
  • children
  • haptic feedback
  • tangible interface
  • multimodal interface
  • educational technology
  • inclusive design
  • Minecraft

• ABCD SW: Autistic Behavior & Computer-based Didactic Software

  M. Claudia Buzzi, Marina Buzzi, Davide Gazzè, Caterina Senette, Maurizio Tesconi (2012) — Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This demo paper from IIT-CNR in Pisa presents ABCD SW, an open-source web application designed to support Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) intervention with low-functioning autistic children. The software implements Discrete Trial Training (DTT) — a s…

  • autism
  • cognitive accessibility
  • augmentative and alternative communication
  • educational technology
  • assistive technology
  • touchscreen accessibility
  • adaptive interfaces

• Widget Design Authoring Toolkit

  Elaine Pearson, Franck-Olivier Perrin (2014) — Proceedings of the 11th Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents WIDGaT (Widget Design and Authoring Toolkit), an open-source, code-free online tool that enables non-technical teaching and support staff to create personalised widgets for disabled students in higher education. The project, devel…

  • education accessibility
  • personalization
  • authoring tools
  • learning disabilities
  • assistive technology
  • open source
  • inclusive design
  • educational technology

• Learning Games for the Cognitively Impaired People

  Maria Claudia Buzzi, Marina Buzzi, Erico Perrone, Beatrice Rapisarda, Caterina Senette (2016) — Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from the Italian National Research Council (CNR-IIT) presents an open-source web platform delivering personalized cognitive learning games for people with Down syndrome, with a particular focus on delaying the onset of early Alzheimer's di…

  • cognitive accessibility
  • Down syndrome
  • game-based learning
  • intellectual disability
  • tele-rehabilitation
  • dementia prevention
  • augmentative and alternative communication
  • educational technology