Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
72 results found tagged natural language processing.
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MySpeechWeb: software to facilitate the construction and deployment of speech applications on the web
This short paper presents MySpeechWeb, an open-source platform for creating and deploying voice-in/voice-out speech applications on the web. The authors identify a significant gap: despite the potential of speech interfaces to improve web access for …
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Comparing Evaluation Techniques for Text Readability Software for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
This paper investigates how to properly evaluate text simplification software designed for adults with mild intellectual disabilities (ID). The authors are developing a system that automatically simplifies news articles, displays them, and reads them…
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Evaluating Importance of Facial Expression in American Sign Language and Pidgin Signed English Animations
This paper presents the first empirical evaluation of the impact of facial expressions on the understandability and perceived quality of American Sign Language (ASL) and Pidgin Signed English (PSE) computer animations. ASL animations have significant…
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Accessible Skimming: Faster Screen Reading of Web Pages
This doctoral consortium paper presents an automated approach to enable non-visual skimming of web pages for screen reader users. Sighted people routinely skim web content through quick eye movements (saccades) that let them glance over headlines and…
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SymbolPath: A Continuous Motion Overlay Module for Icon-Based Assistive Communication
This demonstration paper introduces SymbolPath, an overlay module designed to improve the speed and ease of message formulation in icon-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Traditional icon-based AAC devices require users t…
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Multimodal Summarization of Complex Sentences
This paper introduces the concept of multimodal summarization (MMS) for complex sentences — automatically generating diagrams that combine pictures, simplified compressed text, and structural layout to help people understand difficult text. The syste…
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ScratchThat: Supporting Command-Agnostic Speech Repair in Voice-Driven Assistants
This paper presents ScratchThat, a command-agnostic speech repair system for voice-driven virtual assistants that allows users to naturally correct voice commands without repeating entire queries. Current voice assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant…
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Automatically Identifying Trouble-Indicating Speech Behaviors in Alzheimer's Disease
This paper addresses the challenge of automatically detecting communication breakdowns in conversations with people who have Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that deteriorates memory, executive capacity, visual-…
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Making It Simplext: Implementation and Evaluation of a Text Simplification System for Spanish
This paper presents Simplext, the first comprehensive automatic text simplification (ATS) system for Spanish. The research addresses a fundamental accessibility barrier: textual content written in complex language excludes people with cognitive disab…
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Being Old Doesn't Mean Acting Old: How Older Users Interact with Spoken Dialog Systems
This study challenges the common practice of designing voice interfaces based on assumed age-related characteristics. Using a bottom-up approach rather than top-down age comparisons, the researchers analyzed 447 appointment scheduling dialogs between…