Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
85 results found tagged motor impairment.
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Web Accessibility for Low Bandwidth Input
This paper addresses web accessibility for users with severe motor and speech impairments who can only produce one to four input signals when interacting with a computer — termed "low bandwidth" users. These include people with locked-in syndrome usi…
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Investigating the Applicability of User Models for Motion-Impaired Users
This paper from the University of Cambridge investigates whether the Model Human Processor (MHP) — a foundational user model from Card, Moran, and Newell's "The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction" — accurately describes how motion-impaired user…
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Factors Leading to the Successful Use of Voice Recognition Technology
This paper from Georgia College & State University presents results from a field study investigating why voice recognition technology (VRT) succeeds for some individuals with disabilities and fails for others. Drawing on expectancy theory and innovat…
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A Model of Keyboard Configuration Requirements
This paper from the University of Edinburgh presents a user model — a computer program that observes a person's typing behaviour and automatically identifies keyboard difficulties, then recommends appropriate configuration settings. The model address…
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The Use of Gestures in Multimodal Input
This paper from the University of Cambridge describes the development and evaluation of a prototype multimodal input system designed for users with motion impairments, for whom standard keyboard and mouse arrangements are often unusable. The system c…
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Laser pointers and a touch screen: intuitive interfaces for autonomous mobile manipulation for the motor impaired
This paper presents El-E ("Ellie"), a prototype assistive mobile robot designed to help people with severe motor impairments retrieve everyday objects from the floor. The robot features a vertical lift with a 5-degree-of-freedom manipulator arm, ster…
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Freedom to Roam: A Study of Mobile Device Adoption and Accessibility for People with Visual and Motor Disabilities
This paper presents a two-method qualitative study examining how people with visual and motor disabilities select, adapt, and use mobile devices in their daily lives. The researchers interviewed 20 participants (ages 20-66) with visual disabilities (…
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Designing AAC Interfaces for Commercial Brain-Computer Interaction Gaming Hardware
This paper explores repurposing a low-cost commercial brain-computer interface (BCI) gaming device — the OCZ Technologies Neural Impulse Actuator (NIA) — as an input device for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The NIA is a headband t…
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EPG: Speech Access to Program Guides for People with Disabilities
This demo paper from AT&T Labs Research presents an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) prototype that uses speech input and text-to-speech output to make television listing navigation accessible to people with visual disabilities or limited hand mobility…
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Head-Guided Wheelchair Control System
This student research paper presents a system that allows individuals without hand use to control a motorized wheelchair through simple head movements. The author identifies that existing alternative wheelchair control methods — such as sip-and-puff …