Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
49 results found tagged alternative input.
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Breath Mobile: A Software-Based Hands-Free and Voice-Free Breathing Controlled Mobile Phone Interface
This short paper proposes Breath Mobile, a software-only breathing interface for mobile phones that uses the device's built-in microphone to detect puffing patterns and translate them into navigation and selection events. Unlike traditional sip-and-p…
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Text Entry Using Single-Channel Analog Puff Input
This short demonstration paper presents a prototype text entry system that repurposes a single-channel analog puff input device — specifically the AKAI EWI USB, a MIDI controller designed for woodwind instrument emulation — as an assistive technology…
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Explorations on Breathing Based Text Input for Mobile Devices
This paper presents progress on PuffText, a breathing-based text input system for mobile phones designed for people with motor disabilities who cannot handle a mobile device manually. The system uses the phone's built-in microphone to detect "puffs" …
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The Gest-Rest: A Pressure-Sensitive Chairable Input Pad for Power Wheelchair Armrests
This paper introduces the Gest-Rest, a pressure-sensitive input device designed to fit over a standard power wheelchair armrest, enabling users to perform touch and gesture interactions without needing to reach for or hold a separate device. The conc…
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Text Entry Using a Compact Keypad with OSDS
This demo paper presents OSDS (OnScreenDualScribe), a Windows software tool that enables people with neuromuscular diseases to replace a standard full-size keyboard with a compact 19-key numeric keypad called the DualPad. For people with conditions t…
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Investigating Grid-Based Navigation: The Impact of Physical Disability
This paper investigates enhancements to grid-based navigation, a speech-controlled cursor technique designed for people who cannot use traditional keyboard and mouse input due to upper-body motor disabilities. Grid-based navigation works by recursive…
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A Performance Comparison of On-Hand versus On-Phone Nonvisual Input by Blind and Sighted Users
This study investigates whether using one's own hand as an input surface offers performance advantages over touchscreen phones for blind users performing nonvisual interaction. On-body input is particularly attractive for blind users because it provi…
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Fast Human-Computer Interaction by Combining Gaze Pointing and Face Gestures
This paper presents FaceSwitch, an open-source multimodal accessibility system that combines eye gaze tracking for cursor positioning with facial gesture recognition for triggering actions. The system addresses limitations of existing gaze-based inte…
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The Implementation of a Vocabulary and Grammar for an Open-Source Speech-Recognition Programming Platform
This paper presents the development of a standardized vocabulary and grammar for voice-based programming, designed to make coding accessible to people with limited hand mobility or visual impairments. The work is part of the larger Kavita Project, wh…
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Gaze Typing Through Foot-Operated Wearable Device
This paper presents a dwell-free gaze typing system that combines eye tracking with a foot-operated wearable device to enable text entry for people with motor impairments affecting arms or spine. Traditional gaze typing requires users to "dwell" (fix…