Literature Reviews

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

• Input Accessibility: A Large Dataset and Summary Analysis of Age, Motor Ability and Input Performance

  Leah Findlater, Lotus Zhang (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This University of Washington study makes two key contributions to understanding how age and motor ability affect computer input performance: a large open dataset of mouse and touchscreen input traces from over 700 participants, and a summary analysi…

  • motor impairment
  • mouse input
  • touchscreen
  • older adults
  • physical accessibility
  • Fitts law
  • input performance
  • dataset
  • ageing

• Development and Evaluation of the Mobile Tech Support Questionnaire for Older Adults

  Hasti Sharifi, Joseph E Michaelis, Debaleena Chattopadhyay (2024) — ASSETS '24: Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper develops and validates the Mobile Tech Support Questionnaire (MTSQ), a standardised instrument for measuring older adults' preferences for and perceived quality of technology support during ongoing mobile device use. While mobile device ow…

  • older adults
  • mobile technology
  • tech support
  • questionnaire development
  • digital literacy
  • ageing
  • scale development
  • self-reliant support
  • social support

• Exploring Videoconferencing for Older Adults with Cognitive Concerns Using a Dramaturgical Lens

  Ruipu Hu, Ge Gao, Amanda Lazar (2024) — Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '24)

  This paper examines how older adults with cognitive concerns — ranging from subjective cognitive complaints to diagnosed mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early-stage dementia — experience videoconferencing platforms like Zoom. Using Erving Goffman…

  • cognitive accessibility
  • older adults
  • videoconferencing
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • dementia
  • social participation
  • ageing