Literature Reviews

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

• The One-Key Challenge: Searching for a Fast One-Key Text Entry Method

  I. Scott MacKenzie (2009) — Proceedings of the 11th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '09)

  This paper presents SAK (Scanning Ambiguous Keyboard), a novel one-key text entry method designed for people who can only operate a single switch input. The design combines two established techniques — scanning keyboards (where items are highlighted …

  • text entry
  • switch access
  • scanning keyboard
  • ambiguous keyboard
  • motor disability
  • assistive technology
  • input methods
  • human-computer interaction

• How Someone with a Neuromuscular Disease Experiences Operating a PC (and How to Successfully Counteract That)

  Torsten Felzer, Stephan Rinderknecht (2013) — Proceedings of the 15th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This experience report describes the first author's personal journey as a computer scientist with Friedreich's Ataxia (FA), a progressive neuromuscular disease diagnosed at age 15 that causes ataxia of limbs, dysarthria, and muscle weakness. Despite …

  • motor impairment
  • neuromuscular disease
  • Friedreich's Ataxia
  • text entry
  • assistive technology
  • keyboard replacement
  • mouse emulator
  • word prediction
  • ambiguous keyboard
  • dysarthria
  • autoethnography

• Exploring an Ambiguous Technique for Eyes-Free Mobile Text Entry

  Dylan Gaines (2018) — Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2018)

  This student research competition paper from Michigan Technological University presents Tap123, an ambiguous eyes-free keyboard for mobile text entry that does not require users to tap specific keys. The system is motivated by the limitations of exis…

  • blindness
  • low vision
  • text entry
  • mobile accessibility
  • eyes-free interaction
  • touchscreen accessibility
  • input methods
  • ambiguous keyboard