Literature Reviews

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

• Anthropomorphism in Human-Robot Interactions with Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Robots

  Saminda Sundeepa Balasuriya, Laurianne Sitbon, Alicia Mitchell (2026) — Journal of Human-Robot Interaction

  This qualitative study re-analyses video data from two prior field studies with an Australian disability service organisation, in which adults with intellectual disabilities interacted with two commercially available social robots: Pepper, a 120 cm h…

  • intellectual disability
  • human-robot interaction
  • social robots
  • anthropomorphism
  • inclusive design
  • qualitative research
  • thematic analysis
  • co-design

• Speaking with My Screen Reader: Using Audio Fictions to Explore Conversational Access to Interfaces

  Mahika Phutane, Crescentia Jung, Niu Chen, Shiri Azenkot (2023) — ASSETS 2023: The 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper explores whether and how human-like conversational assistants could extend the screen reader experience for blind and low vision (BLV) users. Current screen readers provide linear, impersonal access to interfaces through keyboard-driven cu…

  • screen readers
  • conversational agents
  • blind and low vision
  • design fiction
  • voice assistants
  • nonvisual access
  • speculative design
  • anthropomorphism
  • assistive technology
  • AI accessibility