Literature Reviews

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

3 results found tagged assistive technology abandonment.

Empowering Individuals with Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology

Amy Hurst, Jasmine Tobias (2011) — The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

This paper investigates the potential of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) approaches to address the persistent problem of assistive technology abandonment, where 35% or more of purchased AT devices end up unused. The authors argue that empowering non-engineers t…
Making "Making" Accessible

Amy Hurst (2018) — Proceedings of the 15th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

This keynote abstract presents Amy Hurst's research program on making DIY (Do-It-Yourself) assistive technology creation accessible to end-users, clinicians, and caregivers. The talk addresses a fundamental problem: a large percentage of assistive te…
"I just thought it was me": How Smartphones Fail Users with Mild-to-Moderate Dexterity Differences

Molly Bowman, Jerry Robinson, Erin Buehler, Shaun Kane (2023) — Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2023)

This paper examines the smartphone experiences of people with mild-to-moderate dexterity (MMD) challenges — a population largely overlooked by accessibility research that tends to focus on more severe motor disabilities requiring specialized assistiv…