Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
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Does a Sonar System Make a Blind Maze Navigation Computer Game More "Fun"?
This student research paper from the Blind Programming Project at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville presents "The Dark Labyrinth," a zombie-killing maze navigation game designed entirely for blind players. The broader project goal is to creat…
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LocalEyes: Accessible GPS and Points of Interest
This student research paper presents LocalEyes, an open-source Android application that provides accessible GPS and points-of-interest information for blind and low-vision users. The authors identify that existing accessible GPS devices like the Trek…
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An Evaluation of Video Intelligibility for Novice American Sign Language Learners on a Mobile Device
This paper investigates what video resolution is necessary for novice signers to learn American Sign Language (ASL) from video on a mobile device. The motivation is deeply practical: approximately 77% of deaf children are born to hearing parents who …
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Sasayaki: An Augmented Voice-Based Web Browsing Experience
This paper introduces Sasayaki (meaning "whisper" in Japanese), an intelligent voice-based agent designed to augment voice browser navigation for users with visual impairments. The authors, from IBM Research Tokyo and UMBC, identify two key problems …
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Head-Guided Wheelchair Control System
This student research paper presents a system that allows individuals without hand use to control a motorized wheelchair through simple head movements. The author identifies that existing alternative wheelchair control methods — such as sip-and-puff …
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Joystick Text Entry with Word Prediction for People with Motor Impairments
This short paper presents a joystick-based text entry system enhanced with word completion and next word prediction, designed for people with motor impairments who cannot use conventional keyboards and mice. Existing joystick text entry methods — typ…
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Leveraging Proprioception to Make Mobile Phones More Accessible to Users with Visual Impairments
This paper extends Virtual Shelves — an interaction technique that leverages proprioception (the sense of body position and movement) to provide eyes-free access to mobile phone shortcuts — for users with visual impairments. The core concept is elega…
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Detecting Objects and Obstacles for Visually Impaired Individuals Using Visual Saliency
This demo paper presents the detection module of See ColOr (Seeing Colors with an Orchestra), a mobility aid for visually impaired people developed at the University of Geneva. See ColOr transforms visual information from the environment into musical…
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Accessible Indoor Navigation
This doctoral consortium paper presents early-stage research on designing an accessible indoor navigation application for disabled users. Montague identifies a key gap: while outdoor navigation benefits from GPS, indoor wayfinding remains a significa…
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Investigating Meaning in Uses of Assistive Devices: Implications of Social and Professional Contexts
This short paper presents an interview study exploring how people with disabilities experience the social and professional implications of using assistive devices. Shinohara defines assistive technologies as proprietary hardware or software made for …