Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
749 results found tagged assistive technology.
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Investigating the Navigational Habits of People who are Blind in India
This paper presents a qualitative study of the navigational experiences of 14 people who are legally blind in the Bangalore metropolitan area of India, a low and middle income country (LMIC) where infrastructure conditions differ substantially from t…
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Non-Visual Cooking: Exploring Practices and Challenges of Meal Preparation by People with Visual Impairments
This paper investigates how people with visual impairments prepare meals, combining two complementary research methods to build a comprehensive picture of non-visual cooking practices and challenges. The first method is a content analysis of 122 YouT…
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Regulating Personal Cameras for Disabled People and People with Deafblindness: Implications for HCI and Accessible Computing
This experience paper examines the intersection of social policy, privacy regulation, and assistive technology design, focusing on the case of personal cameras for people with deafblindness. Drawing from the EU-funded SUITCEYES project (2018-2021), t…
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Enabling meaningful use of AI-infused educational technologies for children with blindness: Learnings from the development and piloting of the PeopleLens curriculum
This paper presents the development and pilot evaluation of a curriculum designed to support the meaningful use of PeopleLens, an AI-powered augmented reality system that helps children born blind develop social attention skills. PeopleLens uses a he…
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What difference does tech make? Conceptualizations of Disability and Assistive Technology among Kenyan Youth
This paper examines how young Kenyans without disabilities conceptualize both disability and assistive technology (AT), addressing a significant gap in accessibility research that has predominantly focused on Global North perspectives. While over 80%…
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"It is fascinating to make these beasts fly": Understanding Visually Impaired People's Motivations and Needs for Drone Piloting
This paper investigates the motivations, interests, and accessibility needs of blind and visually impaired (BVI) people regarding drone piloting. While drones have been explored as assistive tools for BVI users — helping with navigation, obstacle det…
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Opportunities for Supporting Self-efficacy Through Orientation & Mobility Training Technologies for Blind and Partially Sighted People
This paper examines how orientation and mobility (O&M) training shapes the self-efficacy beliefs of blind and partially sighted (BPS) people and identifies opportunities for technology to better support O&M training. The researchers conducted semi-st…
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Aided Nonverbal Communication through Physical Expressive Objects
This paper presents an in-depth case study of co-designing a physical expressive "sidekick" device to support nonverbal communication for an augmented communicator (AC) named Mark, who has cerebral palsy and uses a head-switch-operated AAC device. Wh…
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Improving Mealtime Experiences of People with Visual Impairments
This paper investigates the mealtime challenges faced by people with visual impairments (PVI) and explores how assistive technology can support more independent dining experiences. While most accessibility research for PVI has focused on navigation a…
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Enhancing Video Communication Experience for Low Vision Users
This paper investigates whether real-time video enhancement techniques can improve the video chat experience for people with low vision. The researchers extended an existing custom video player with video chat capabilities, allowing users to individu…