Literature Reviews

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

• Designing Personalized Therapy Tools for People with Dementia

  Sérgio Alves, Filipa Brito, Andreia Cordeiro, Luís Carriço, Tiago Guerreiro (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents the iterative design and clinical deployment of Scrapbook, a web platform that supports psychologists in conducting personalized reminiscence therapy and cognitive stimulation sessions for people with dementia using biographical m…

  • dementia
  • cognitive stimulation
  • reminiscence therapy
  • personalization
  • caregivers
  • aging
  • assistive technology
  • web platform
  • user-centered design
  • clinical deployment

• Feel-It: Personalized Audio-Tactile Web Browsing

  Anatoliy Borodin, Yevgen Borodin, Andrii Soviak, Vikas Ashok, Shirin Disfani, I. V. Ramakrishnan (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This demonstration paper presents Feel-It, a hardware-software system for audio-tactile web browsing that enables blind users to explore the two-dimensional spatial layout of web pages through touch. The core problem addressed is that screen readers …

  • blindness
  • haptic feedback
  • tactile display
  • web browsing
  • screen reader
  • assistive technology
  • personalization
  • computer vision
  • Braille
  • web segmentation

• Adaptable Accessibility Features for Mathematics on the Web

  Davide Cervone, Volker Sorge (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents the accessibility features in MathJax version 3, the widely-used JavaScript library for rendering mathematics on the web. The fundamental challenge is that standard mathematical markup formats (LaTeX, ASCIIMath, presentation MathM…

  • mathematics accessibility
  • MathJax
  • STEM accessibility
  • screen reader
  • Braille
  • speech output
  • dyslexia
  • low vision
  • personalization
  • web accessibility
  • MathML
  • semantic enrichment

• A Computer Anxiety Model for Elderly Users Interacting with the Web

  Thiago Donizetti dos Santos, Vagner Figueredo de Santana (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents a model for automatically detecting Computer Anxiety (CA) levels in older adults through analysis of their interaction logs while browsing the web. Computer Anxiety — defined as negative emotions and cognition processes evoked dur…

  • computer anxiety
  • older adults
  • aging
  • interaction logging
  • machine learning
  • usability
  • accessibility
  • personalization
  • user experience
  • digital inclusion

• Personalization in the Interactive EPUB 3 Reading Experience: Accessibility Issues for Screen Reader Users

  Barbara Leporini, Clara Meattini (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper investigates the accessibility of interactive EPUB 3 digital books when accessed via screen readers. The authors designed and developed a multimedia, interactive EPUB 3 prototype — a digital guide to Sienese cuisine featuring 8 recipe chap…

  • EPUB
  • accessible publishing
  • screen reader
  • digital books
  • personalization
  • WAI-ARIA
  • visual impairment
  • assistive technology
  • VoiceOver
  • JAWS

• Designing Mobile Persuasive Technology to Promote Mental Healthcare in Developing African Nations

  Makuochi Nkwo (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This doctoral consortium paper explores how mobile persuasive technology can be designed to promote positive mental healthcare behaviors in developing African nations, with Nigeria as the primary focus. The author identifies a critical gap: while mob…

  • mental health
  • mobile health
  • persuasive technology
  • developing nations
  • Africa
  • behavior change
  • personalization
  • social influence
  • accessibility

• The Role of Sensory Changes in Everyday Technology use by People with Mild to Moderate Dementia

  Emma Dixon, Amanda Lazar (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This qualitative study investigates how sensory changes associated with dementia interact with everyday technology use — a topic almost entirely overlooked in prior research, which has focused predominantly on cognitive support such as memory aids, t…

  • dementia
  • sensory changes
  • everyday technology
  • personalization
  • cognitive accessibility
  • aging
  • assistive technology
  • sensory processing

• Personalized Wearable Interactions with WearSkill

  Ovidiu-Andrei Schipor, Laura-Bianca Bilius, Ovidiu-Ciprian Ungurean, Alexandru-Ionut Siean, Alexandru-Tudor Andrei, Radu-Daniel Vatavu (2022) — Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This extended abstract presents WearSkill, a web-based middleware application that enables people with upper-body motor impairments to control connected smart home devices through personalised wearable interactions. The system addresses a significant…

  • wearable technology
  • motor impairment
  • personalization
  • smart home
  • gesture input
  • assistive technology
  • middleware
  • ability-based design

• WearSkill: Personalized and Interchangeable Input with Wearables for Users with Motor Impairments

  Ovidiu-Andrei Schipor, Laura-Bianca Bilius, Radu-Daniel Vatavu (2022) — Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper introduces WearSkill, a web-based application designed to provide personalized and interchangeable input for wearable computing, with a specific focus on users with motor impairments. The system addresses a fundamental challenge in wearabl…

  • wearable technology
  • motor impairments
  • personalization
  • input modalities
  • gesture input
  • voice input
  • touch input
  • machine learning
  • accessibility
  • ability-based design

• AdaptiveSound: An Interactive Feedback-Loop System to Improve Sound Recognition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users

  Hang Do, Quan Dang, Jeremy Zhengqi Huang, Dhruv Jain (2023) — ASSETS '23: Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper introduces AdaptiveSound, the first feedback-loop sound recognition system designed for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) users. Sound recognition tools help DHH people become aware of environmental sounds ranging from safety-critical alerts …

  • deaf and hard of hearing
  • sound recognition
  • human-in-the-loop
  • machine learning
  • incremental learning
  • sound awareness
  • personalization
  • mobile accessibility