Literature Reviews

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

• Applying Technology in a Hybrid-Fashion to Create Dementia-Inclusive Community Spaces

  Elaine Czech (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This doctoral consortium paper presents PhD research exploring how technology can improve accessibility to community spaces and social programs for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their informal carers. The work is grounded in the growing prac…

  • dementia
  • cognitive accessibility
  • social prescribing
  • community-based design
  • hybrid spaces
  • inclusive design
  • participatory design
  • social programs
  • interdependence
  • older adults

• Cognitive Accessibility of Digital Payments: A Literature Review

  Jiamin Dai, John Miedema, Sebastian Hernandez, Alexandra Sutton-Lalani, Karyn Moffatt (2023) — Proceedings of the 20th International Web for All Conference (W4A '23)

  This literature review examines 30 scholarly publications (2012-2022) to characterize the cognitive accessibility challenges and design strategies for digital payments, focusing on the experiences of older adults and people with neurodiverse needs in…

  • cognitive accessibility
  • financial technology
  • digital payments
  • banking accessibility
  • older adults
  • neurodiversity
  • dementia
  • intellectual disability
  • mental health
  • digital inclusion
  • CBDC
  • literature review
  • cryptocurrency accessibility

• Exploring Videoconferencing for Older Adults with Cognitive Concerns Using a Dramaturgical Lens

  Ruipu Hu, Ge Gao, Amanda Lazar (2024) — Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '24)

  This paper examines how older adults with cognitive concerns — ranging from subjective cognitive complaints to diagnosed mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early-stage dementia — experience videoconferencing platforms like Zoom. Using Erving Goffman…

  • cognitive accessibility
  • older adults
  • videoconferencing
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • dementia
  • social participation
  • ageing

• Adapting UX Research for People Living with Alzheimer's, Dementia, and MCI: Improving the UX Research Process for Participants

  Krista D. Kleban (2024) — Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2024)

  This practitioner-focused paper shares first-hand lessons from conducting UX research with people living with Alzheimer's disease, other forms of dementia, and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The author, a UX researcher at the Alzheimer's Associatio…

  • cognitive accessibility
  • dementia
  • Alzheimer's
  • UX research
  • usability testing
  • inclusive research methods
  • participatory design
  • mild cognitive impairment