Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
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PLUMB: An Interface for Users Who are Blind to Display, Create, and Modify Graphs
This demonstration paper presents the latest version of PLUMB (exPLoring graphs at UMB), extending it beyond passive graph exploration to include the ability for blind and sighted users to create and modify graphs. The original PLUMB system displayed…
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Introduction to the Talking Points Project
This paper introduces the Talking Points project from the University of Michigan, a system that attaches digital information to physical places and objects using passive RFID tags, creating an accessible "augmented reality" for blind and visually imp…
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Non-speech Input and Speech Recognition for Real-time Control of Computer Games
This paper compares two acoustic input methods — speech recognition and non-speech humming — for controlling the arcade game Tetris in real time. The motivation is that while turn-based and strategic games are not greatly affected by motor impairment…
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South African Sign Language Machine Translation Project
This paper describes the South African Sign Language Machine Translation (SASL-MT) project at Stellenbosch University, aimed at increasing the South African Deaf community's access to information by automatically translating English text into South A…
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The Impact of User Research on Product Design Case Study: Accessibility Ecosystem for Windows Vista
This paper describes how user research conducted by Microsoft's Windows Accessible Technology Group shaped the accessibility features in Windows Vista. The research encompassed a wide range of users across major disability types (vision, dexterity, h…
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Alternative Text Entry Using Different Input Methods
This paper presents the HaMCoS (Hands-free Mouse Control System) framework and its text entry applications, designed for people who cannot use their hands to operate a keyboard. HaMCoS works by detecting intentional muscle contractions — specifically…
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Lambda: A Multimodal Approach to Making Mathematics Accessible to Blind Students
This paper presents the Lambda System, a European Union-funded project designed to make mathematics accessible to blind students through a multimodal mathematical editor. Mathematics relies heavily on visual two-dimensional notation — fractions are s…
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Where's My Stuff? Design and Evaluation of a Mobile System for Locating Lost Items for the Visually Impaired
This paper presents FETCH (Finding Everything using Technology that is Convenient and Handy), a mobile system that helps visually impaired people locate lost items around their home using Bluetooth-enabled tags and existing devices like cell phones o…
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Using an Audio Interface to Assist Users Who are Visually Impaired with Steering Tasks
This paper presents results from an ongoing study of PLUMB (exPLoring graphs at UMB), a software system that uses audio feedback and a pen-based Tablet PC interface to make relational graphs and diagrams accessible to users who are blind. Graphs — co…
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Attention Analysis in Interactive Software for Children with Autism
This paper presents the attention analysis component of the AutiSTIC project, a collaborative effort between computer scientists and the Child Psychiatry department of La Rochelle Hospital in France to develop interactive software that helps children…