Literature Reviews

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

• A11yExtensions: Accessibility Extensions to Augment Mobile AI Assistive Technology In-Situ

  Jaylin Herskovitz, Ellie Seehorn, Ather Jammoa, Jason Meddaugh, Anhong Guo (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  A11yExtensions introduces the concept of in-situ extensions for mobile AI assistive technology — add-on services that augment existing deployed applications like Seeing AI, Be My AI, and Lookout with additional features, without modifying or replacin…

  • blind and low vision
  • mobile accessibility
  • AI assistive technology
  • co-design
  • automation
  • in-situ
  • camera aiming
  • AI verification
  • iOS
  • research through design

• "We are at the mercy of others' opinion": Supporting Blind People in Recreational Window Shopping with AI-infused Technology

  Rie Kamikubo, Hernisa Kacorri, Chieko Asakawa (2024) — Proceedings of the 21st International Web for All Conference (W4A '24)

  This paper investigates how AI-powered navigation technology can support blind people in recreational window shopping — an activity that sighted people take for granted but remains largely inaccessible to those without vision. Researchers from the Un…

  • blindness
  • navigation
  • guide robots
  • wayfinding
  • recreational accessibility
  • AI assistive technology
  • social inclusion