Literature Reviews

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

• Visualizing Non-Speech Sounds for the Deaf

  Tara Matthews, Janette Fong, Jennifer Mankoff (2005) — Proceedings of the 7th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '05)

  This paper investigates peripheral visual displays that help people who are deaf maintain awareness of non-speech sounds in their environment — sounds like phone ringing, doorbells, knocking, fire alarms, children playing, dogs barking, and appliance…

  • deaf accessibility
  • sound visualization
  • peripheral display
  • sound recognition
  • ambient display
  • environmental sound
  • deaf and hard of hearing
  • user-centered design
  • auditory display

• Designing a Cognitive Aid for the Home: A Case-Study Approach

  Jessica Paradise, Elizabeth D. Mynatt, Cliff Williams, John Goldthwaite (2004) — Proceedings of the 6th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets 04)

  This paper describes the design of a computational pacing aid for a woman ("C") with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) who struggles with chronic tardiness during her morning routine at a residential program. The researchers from Georgia Tech and Dre…

  • cognitive accessibility
  • traumatic brain injury
  • cognitive aid
  • smart home
  • independent living
  • participatory design
  • case study
  • pacing
  • ambient display