Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
190 results found tagged cognitive accessibility.
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A Demonstration of PhotoTacs: A Simple Image-Based Phone Dialing Interface for People with Cognitive or Visual Impairments
This paper from Arizona State University's Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing demonstrates PhotoTacs, an image-based phone book application for smart phones designed for people with cognitive disabilities, visual impairments, or illiteracy. Th…
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How Older and Younger Adults Differ in Their Approach to Problem Solving on a Complex Website
This IBM Research paper challenges the prevailing assumption that older adults use the web in the same way as younger adults, just more slowly and less accurately. The study examined how 28 participants aged 18-73 navigated a complex newspaper websit…
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Software and Technologies Designed for People with Autism: What Do Users Want?
This paper reports on an online survey of 114 respondents (12 adults with ASD completing it themselves, 102 submissions about children with ASD from parents, teachers, and professionals) investigating what users actually want from software and techno…
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PowerUp: An Accessible Virtual World
This paper describes the design and validation of accessibility features for PowerUp, an IBM-developed multiplayer 3D virtual world educational game aimed at middle school students. The researchers were tasked with making the game usable by players w…
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Effective Simulations to Support Academics in Inclusive Online Learning Design
This paper describes the development and evaluation of accessibility simulations designed to help academic staff in higher education understand the barriers disabled students face when accessing online learning materials. The research was conducted a…
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PhotoTacs: An Image-Based Cell Phone Interface
This paper presents PhotoTacs, a simplified image-based cell phone interface designed to help people with cognitive or visual impairments navigate their phone contacts and make calls. The author begins by identifying the core problem: as cellular pho…
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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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Context-Aware Prompting to Transition Autonomously Through Vocational Tasks for Individuals with Cognitive Impairments
This paper presents a context-aware task prompting system designed to help individuals with cognitive impairments work more independently in vocational settings. The system uses Bluetooth beacons placed at key work locations ("points of work") to tri…
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Speaking Through Pictures: Images vs. Icons
This paper investigates whether freely available web images can serve as effective substitutes for professionally designed icons in assistive communication systems for people with aphasia. Existing icon-based systems like Lingraphica and C-VIC (Compu…
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MGuider: Mobile Guiding and Tracking System in Public Transit System for Individuals with Cognitive Impairments
This paper presents MGuider, a mobile guiding and tracking system designed to help individuals with cognitive impairments navigate public transit systems independently. Developed in collaboration with NGOs running supported employment programs in Tai…