Literature Reviews

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

• MathMelodies 2: a Mobile Assistive Application for People with Visual Impairments Developed with React Native

  Niccolò Cantù, Mattia Ducci, Dragan Ahmetovic, Cristian Bernareggi, Sergio Mascetti (2018) — Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2018)

  This demo paper from the University of Milan and University of Turin reports on MathMelodies 2, a cross-platform math education app for blind and visually impaired (BVI) children in grades 1-5, developed using React Native. The original MathMelodies …

  • blindness
  • low vision
  • mathematical accessibility
  • education
  • children
  • mobile accessibility
  • React Native
  • cross-platform development
  • screen reader
  • VoiceOver
  • TalkBack

• Developing Accessible Mobile Applications with Cross-Platform Development Frameworks

  Sergio Mascetti, Mattia Ducci, Niccolò Cantù, Paolo Pecis, Dragan Ahmetovic (2021) — Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This experience report from the EveryWare Lab at the University of Milan systematically analyzes how well cross-platform development frameworks (CPDFs) support screen reader accessibility APIs compared to native iOS and Android development. The team,…

  • mobile accessibility
  • cross-platform development
  • screen readers
  • React Native
  • Xamarin
  • accessibility API
  • mobile development
  • VoiceOver
  • TalkBack