Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
4 results found tagged Fitts Law.
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Exploring Methods to Improve Pen-Based Menu Selection for Younger and Older Adults
This study investigates why users struggle with pen-based menu selection on tablet PCs, particularly older adults, and tests two approaches for reducing errors. Building on a baseline study that identified three error types (slipping, drifting, and "…
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Effects of Aging on Small Target Selection with Touch Input
This study provides a detailed analysis of age-related touch selection errors on small touchscreen devices, extending prior work on mouse and pen interaction to finger touch input. Twenty older adults (ages 67-81, M=73.3) and sixteen younger adults (…
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A Comparison of Touchscreen and Mouse for Real-World and Abstract Tasks with Older Adults
This study investigates whether input device choice (touchscreen vs. mouse) affects performance on computerized cognitive tests for older adults, with implications for the C-TOC (Cognitive Testing on Computer) project developing self-administered onl…
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Experimental Analysis of a Spatialised Audio Interface for People with Visual Impairments
This paper evaluates a spatialised audio interface designed to help people with visual impairments find objects in indoor environments. Part of the ActiVis project, the system uses a Google Project Tango mobile device with RGB-D cameras for localizat…