Literature Reviews

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

• Reassurance Robots: OCD in the Age of Generative AI

  Grace Barkhuff (2026) — Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’26)

  This CHI 2026 Extended Abstracts paper by Grace Barkhuff (Georgia Tech) is an exploratory qualitative study of how generative AI tools, particularly ChatGPT, are reshaping the lived experience of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD is a mental h…

  • OCD
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • generative AI
  • ChatGPT
  • mental health
  • qualitative research
  • grounded theory
  • Reddit
  • accessibility
  • large language models

• Exploring how People with Spinal Cord Injuries Seek Support on Social Media

  Tamanna Motahar, Sara Nurollahian, YeonJae Kim, Marina Kogan, Jason Wiese (2024) — Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper presents a content analysis of 960 post-threads from two SCI-specific subreddit communities (r/spinalcordinjuries and r/SpinalCordInjuries) to understand what topics people with spinal cord injuries discuss online and what types of support…

  • spinal cord injury
  • social media
  • online support
  • peer support
  • Reddit
  • social support
  • content analysis
  • disability identity
  • assistive technology adoption

• Characterizing Smart Home Technology Usage Among Users with Disabilities through Reddit

  Rebecca Moore, Jason Wiese (2025) — ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This study examines how people with disabilities use smart home technology (SHT) by analyzing publicly available Reddit discussions across 12 disability-focused and technology-focused subreddits. The researchers collected 233 posts and comments from …

  • smart home technology
  • disability
  • accessibility
  • Reddit
  • qualitative research
  • voice control
  • home automation
  • Internet of Things
  • online communities
  • universal design