Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
77 results found tagged speech recognition.
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Reviewing Speech Input with Audio: Differences between Blind and Sighted Users
This paper investigates how blind users identify automatic speech recognition (ASR) errors when reviewing dictated text through audio only—a critical yet understudied aspect of speech-based text entry. While speech input is a primary interaction meth…
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Career Interview Readiness in Virtual Reality (CIRVR): A Platform for Simulated Interview Training for Autistic Individuals and Their Employers
This paper presents CIRVR (Career Interview Readiness in Virtual Reality), a closed-loop adaptive VR platform designed to help autistic individuals practice job interview skills. The system addresses a critical employment barrier: only 10-50% of auti…
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INC-Hg: An Intelligent Collaborative Haptic-Gripper Virtual Reality System for Children with Autism to Develop Social Skills
This paper presents INC-Hg (Intelligent Collaborative Haptic-Gripper), a VR system designed to help children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) practice collaborative and social communication skills. The system addresses a significant challenge: tra…
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Conversational Voice User Interfaces Supporting Individuals with Down Syndrome: A Literature Review
This systematic literature review examines 43 papers published between 1998 and 2023 on the use of Conversational Voice User Interfaces (CVUIs) to support individuals with Down syndrome. Using the PRISMA methodology, the authors searched ACM Digital …
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Overcoming Speech Barriers: Non-Verbal Voice Cue Interaction Technique for Enhancing Smart Voice Assistant Accessibility for Individuals with Dysarthria
This study presents DARIA (DysARthrIA), a novel smart voice assistant interaction system that uses non-verbal voice cues instead of spoken words and sentences. The system addresses a critical accessibility gap: commercial voice assistants like Alexa …
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Situated Understanding of Errors in Older Adults' Interactions with Voice Assistants: A Month-Long, In-Home Study
This month-long field study examined how 15 older adults (ages 66-94) interact with voice assistants in their homes, with a particular focus on errors and conversational breakdowns. The researchers deployed Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers augmented wi…
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Autonomous Selection and Printing of 3D Models for People Who Are Blind
This paper addresses a significant autonomy gap: while 3D printed models are increasingly used in schools for blind students to understand spatial concepts through touch, the process of finding and printing these models has required sighted assistanc…
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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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VocalIDE: An IDE for Programming via Speech Recognition
This student research paper addresses the underrepresentation of people with upper-limb physical impairments in the developer community — while 6.7% of Americans have upper-limb impairments, less than 4% of developers report any physical disability. …
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Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Perspectives on Using Automatic Speech Recognition in Conversation
This experience report describes the real-world accessibility challenges encountered by five participants — two deaf, one hard of hearing, and two hearing — including the authors, when using the top seven most popular ASR applications (DEAFCOM, Drago…