Literature Reviews

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

• Supporting Engagement and Comprehension Online Through Multiple Means of Expression

  Boris N. Goldowsky, Peggy Coyne (2016) — Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from CAST (the organization that developed the Universal Design for Learning framework) examines how offering multiple means of expression — writing, drawing, and audio recording — in online academic discussions affects engagement among st…

  • Universal Design for Learning
  • education accessibility
  • multimedia
  • learning disabilities
  • intellectual disability
  • reading accessibility
  • inclusive design
  • multimodal interaction

• Disability and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Using Twitter to Understand Accessibility during Rapid Societal Transition

  Cole Gleason, Stephanie Valencia, Lynn Kirabo, Jason Wu, Anhong Guo, Elizabeth Jeanne Carter, Jeffrey P. Bigham, Cynthia Bennett, Amy Pavel (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This Carnegie Mellon University study uses Twitter data to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected people with disabilities (PWD) across three critical domains where technology and accessibility intersect: grocery delivery servi…

  • COVID-19
  • disability
  • social media
  • Twitter
  • emergency preparedness
  • online education
  • grocery delivery
  • public health
  • deaf
  • hard of hearing
  • visual impairment
  • digital divide
  • Universal Design for Learning