Literature Reviews

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

• Belonging in the Making: Investigating Inclusive Makerspace Design for Youth with Autism

  Krystal Yangmengzi Zhang, Marie Sakowicz, Emily Wingeart, Foad Hamidi (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  Zhang, Sakowicz, Wingeart, and Hamidi investigate how makerspaces — the hands-on, technology-rich learning environments that have become common in libraries, schools, and community centres — can be designed to genuinely include youth with autism, rat…

  • technology-rich learning
  • accessibility
  • makerspaces
  • belonging
  • disability
  • autism
  • neurodiversity
  • assistive technology
  • AAC
  • participatory design
  • special education
  • architecture
  • STEM education
  • DIY-AT

• Buildings and Users with Visual Impairment: Uncovering Factors for Accessibility Using BIT-Kit

  Lesley J. McIntyre, Vicki L. Hanson (2014) — ASSETS '14: Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This paper introduces BIT-Kit (Building Interactions Tool-kit), a mixed-method framework for gathering evidence about how buildings impact the accessibility of users with visual impairments. The framework combines three methods: semi-structured inter…

  • visual impairment
  • wayfinding
  • built environment
  • architecture
  • accessibility evaluation
  • inclusive design