Literature Reviews

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

3 results found tagged Africa.

AfricaSign -- A Crowd-sourcing Platform for the Documentation of STEM Vocabulary in African Sign Languages

Abdelhadi Soudi, Kristof Van Laerhoven, Elmostafa Bou-Souf (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

This demonstration paper presents AfricaSign, a web-based crowdsourcing platform designed to enable African Deaf communities to document their endangered sign languages, with a focus on early-grade and STEM vocabulary. Most African sign languages are…
Blind Web Development Training at Oysters and Pearls Technology Camp in Uganda

Claire Ferrari, Amy Hurst, Scott Fitzgerald (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

This paper describes the development and delivery of a 7-day web development course for 13 blind and low-vision students (ages 18-35, average 24) at the Oysters and Pearls Technology Camp in Gulu, northern Uganda. None of the students had prior exper…
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…