Literature Reviews

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

• An Intelligent Decision Support System for Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment

  Min Hun Lee (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019)

  This student research abstract presents an interactive multimodal machine learning approach for automatically assessing upper-limb stroke rehabilitation exercises and supporting therapist decision-making. Physical rehabilitation is critical for peopl…

  • stroke rehabilitation
  • machine learning
  • human-AI interaction
  • decision support
  • motor disability
  • kinematic analysis
  • interactive machine learning
  • Kinect

• User Perspectives on Robotics for Post-stroke Hand Rehabilitation

  Chloe Ng (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019)

  This student research abstract presents a preliminary qualitative study investigating user perceptions of an exoskeleton robotic device designed for post-stroke hand rehabilitation. Impaired hand motor function is one of the most significant disabili…

  • stroke rehabilitation
  • exoskeleton
  • robotics
  • motor disability
  • assistive technology
  • user experience
  • hand function
  • rehabilitation
  • caregiver perspectives

• Identifying Comfort Areas in 3D Space for Persons with Upper Extremity Mobility Impairments Using Virtual Reality

  Shanmugam Muruga Palaniappan, Ting Zhang, Bradley S. Duerstock (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This short paper presents a method for using virtual reality exergaming to identify personalized comfort areas in 3D space for people with upper extremity mobility impairments (UEMIs), enabling optimal placement of assistive technology input devices …

  • virtual reality
  • motor disability
  • spinal cord injury
  • ergonomics
  • assistive technology
  • workspace design
  • switch access
  • tetraplegia
  • upper extremity impairment
  • personalization

• A Community-Centered Design Framework for Robot-Assisted Feeding Systems

  Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee, Maria E. Cabrera, Anat Caspi, Maya Cakmak, Siddhartha S. Srinivasa (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper develops a community-centered design framework for evaluating robot-assisted feeding (RAF) systems, shifting the perspective from purely transactional (robot picks up food, delivers to mouth) to relational (feeding as a social, cultural, a…

  • assistive robotics
  • activities of daily living
  • motor disability
  • feeding assistance
  • community-centered design
  • contextual inquiry
  • participatory design
  • caregiving
  • social-ecological model
  • assistive technology

• See-Thru: Towards Minimally Obstructive Eye-Controlled Wheelchair Interfaces

  Corten Clemente Singer, Björn Hartmann (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper presents See-Thru, an eye-tracking interface for controlling power wheelchairs that replaces the conventional obstructive computer screen with a transparent wire-frame device containing spatially arranged LEDs. The fundamental problem with…

  • eye tracking
  • eye-gaze control
  • power wheelchair
  • motor disability
  • assistive technology
  • field of view
  • navigation
  • user interface design
  • user study

• Handsfree for Web: A Google Chrome extension to browse the web via voice commands

  Javier Pérez (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This demonstration paper presents Handsfree for Web, a free Google Chrome browser extension that enables users to browse the web entirely through voice commands. The tool addresses a fundamental accessibility barrier: nearly all websites require manu…

  • voice control
  • speech recognition
  • motor disability
  • browser extension
  • web accessibility
  • hands-free interaction
  • Chrome extension
  • Web Speech API
  • assistive technology

• "I just thought it was me": How Smartphones Fail Users with Mild-to-Moderate Dexterity Differences

  Molly Bowman, Jerry Robinson, Erin Buehler, Shaun Kane (2023) — Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2023)

  This paper examines the smartphone experiences of people with mild-to-moderate dexterity (MMD) challenges — a population largely overlooked by accessibility research that tends to focus on more severe motor disabilities requiring specialized assistiv…

  • motor disability
  • dexterity
  • mobile accessibility
  • smartphones
  • touch screen
  • disability identity
  • assistive technology abandonment
  • qualitative research