Literature Reviews

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

• The Gest-Rest Family: Exploring Input Possibilities for Wheelchair Armrests

  Patrick Carrington, Jian-Ming Chang, Kevin Chang, Catherine Hornback, Amy Hurst, Shaun K. Kane (2016) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper introduces the Gest-Rest Family, a suite of gesture-based input devices designed to fit over standard power wheelchair armrests, enabling users with upper body motor impairments to interact with computing devices without needing to reach f…

  • wheelchair
  • motor impairment
  • input device
  • chairable computing
  • assistive technology
  • force sensing
  • touchscreen
  • gesture interaction
  • alternative input device