Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
13 results found tagged aging in place.
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Challenges in Automatic Speech Recognition for Adults with Cognitive Impairment
This CHI 2026 paper quantifies how well state-of-the-art automatic speech recognition (ASR) handles voice commands produced by older adults with cognitive impairment, and asks which acoustic features actually predict transcription accuracy. The autho…
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Looking Beyond the Screen to Study the Technology Use of Older People Experiencing Cognitive Concerns
This CHI 2026 paper is a week-long qualitative study of how ten older adults with cognitive concerns — nine with Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) and one with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), ages 50s–80s, six Mandarin-speaking — use videoconferenc…
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What Health Topics Older Adults Want to Track: A Participatory Design Study
This paper presents a participatory design study investigating what health topics older adults (aged 65+) want to track using mobile health (mHealth) applications. The authors argue that most mHealth app developers fail to conduct needs assessments w…
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Real-Time Crowd Labeling for Deployable Activity Recognition
Legion:AR is a system that provides deployable activity recognition by combining real-time crowd labeling with automatic recognition using Hidden Markov Models (HMMs). The system addresses a critical limitation of current activity recognition: automa…
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Evaluation of a Context-Aware Voice Interface for Ambient Assisted Living: Qualitative User Study vs. Quantitative System Evaluation
This study evaluates Sweet-Home, a voice-controlled smart home system designed to help older adults and people with visual impairments maintain independence at home. The research was conducted in a realistic 30-square-meter smart apartment (Domus) eq…
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Speech Interaction with Personal Assistive Robots Supporting Aging at Home for Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease
This study examines speech-based interaction between older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and a mobile assistive robot called ED, designed to help with activities of daily living. The research addresses a critical healthcare challenge: many nat…
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Exploring Traditional Phones as an E-Mail Interface for Older Adults
This paper presents V-Mail, a voice-based email system that enables older adults to send and receive email using traditional landline telephones. The research addresses a critical digital divide: 41% of adults over 65 do not use the internet, and man…
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Voice-Powered Assembly: Boosting Self-Efficacy in Older Adults with "Build2Race"
This study investigates whether voice assistants (VAs) can support older adults in physical product assembly—a largely unexplored use case despite the proliferation of self-assembly products and the importance of such tasks for independent living. Th…
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Action Blocks: Making Mobile Technology Accessible for People with Cognitive Disabilities
This demonstration paper presents Action Blocks, a Google Android application designed to make mobile technology accessible to people with cognitive disabilities. The core problem the paper addresses is that modern smartphones require complex multi-s…
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Action Blocks: Making Mobile Technology Accessible for People with Cognitive Disabilities
This demonstration paper presents Action Blocks, an Android application developed by Google that simplifies mobile device interactions for people with cognitive disabilities. The app allows users or their caregivers to create customizable one-tap but…