Literature Reviews — A11y Paradise

Introduction to the Talking Points Project

Scott Gifford, Jim Knox, Jonathan James, Atul Prakash (2006) — Proceedings of the 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '06)

This paper introduces the Talking Points project from the University of Michigan, a system that attaches digital information to physical places and objects using passive RFID tags, creating an accessible "augmented reality" for blind and visually imp…

A Rollator-Mounted Wayfinding System for the Elderly: A Smart World Perspective

Aliasgar Kutiyanawala, Vladimir Kulyukin, Edmund LoPresti (2006) — Proceedings of the 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '06)

This paper presents the iWalker, a rollator-mounted wayfinding system designed to help elderly individuals with cognitive and visual impairments navigate indoor environments independently. The system adopts a "smart world" perspective, where intellig…

Defining Virtualization Based System Abstractions for an Indoor Assistive Living for Elderly Care

Nova Ahmed (2009) — Proceedings of the 11th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '09)

This short paper proposes a two-layer system architecture for monitoring and guiding elderly residents in an indoor assistive living centre using passive RFID technology. The system addresses the tension between providing adequate monitoring for safe…

A Mobile Phone Based Personal Narrative System

Rolf Black, Annalu Waller, Nava Tintarev, Ehud Reiter, Joseph Reddington (2011) — The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2011)

This paper describes the development and evaluation of a mobile phone-based data collection system that supports personal narrative for children with severe speech and physical impairments (SSPI). Personal narrative — the ability to tell others about…

An Integrated System for Blind Day-to-Day Life Autonomy

Hugo Fernandes, José Faria, Hugo Paredes, João Barroso (2011) — Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2011)

This demonstration paper presents nav4b, an integrated system designed to support the day-to-day autonomy of blind people by combining indoor/outdoor navigation guidance with object recognition in a single platform. Unlike existing solutions that req…

Designing an Accessible Clothing Tag System for People with Vision Impairments

Michele A. Williams, Kathryn Ringland, Amy Hurst (2013) — Proceedings of the 15th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '13)

This short paper explores the design of accessible clothing identification systems for people with vision impairments. The authors note that many clothing characteristics — color, pattern, fabric type, care instructions — are inherently visual and th…