Literature Reviews

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

• EmojiFan: Designing A Social Interface Supporting Facial Expression Interaction for Blind and Low Vision People in Party Settings

  Jinlin Miao, Shan Luo, Yue Chen, Hongyue Wang, Zhejun Zhang, Rina R. Wehbe (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper presents EmojiFan, an AI-assisted wearable prototype designed to help blind and low-vision (BLV) adults participate in facial-expression interactions in party settings — a social context the authors identify as particularly hostil…

  • blind and low vision
  • visual impairment
  • facial expression
  • social accessibility
  • wearable technology
  • haptic feedback
  • AI-assisted assistive technology
  • emotion recognition
  • nonverbal communication
  • emoji
  • bodystorming
  • thematic analysis

• Designing an Accessible Mobile Makerspace with an Intellectual Disability Support Organisation

  Jacqueline Johnstone, Madhuka Nadeeshani, Troy McGee, Kirsten Ellis, Swamy Ananthanarayan (2025) — Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2025)

  This paper presents the co-design process and outcomes of developing an accessible mobile makerspace (a converted van) for a multisite Disability Support Organisation (DSO) in Australia that runs an eMaking program for individuals with intellectual d…

  • intellectual disability
  • makerspace
  • co-design
  • bodystorming
  • participatory design
  • eMaking
  • disability support organisations
  • inclusive design