Literature Reviews

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

• LocalEyes: Accessible GPS and Points of Interest

  Jason Behmer, Stillman Knox (2010) — Proceedings of the 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)

  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…

  • visual impairment
  • GPS navigation
  • mobile accessibility
  • points of interest
  • wayfinding
  • low vision
  • assistive technology