Literature Reviews

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

• A Pilot Deployment of an Online Tool for Large-Scale Virtual Auditing of Urban Accessibility

  Manaswi Saha, Kotaro Hara, Soheil Behnezhad, Anthony Li, Michael Saugstad, Hanuma Maddali, Sage Chen, Jon E. Froehlich (2017) — Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '17)

  This demonstration paper introduces Project Sidewalk, a web-based tool that enables anyone with an internet connection to remotely audit urban sidewalk accessibility by virtually walking through city streets using Google Street View. The tool address…

  • crowdsourcing
  • urban accessibility
  • GIS
  • sidewalk accessibility
  • curb ramps
  • mobility impairment
  • virtual auditing
  • citizen science
  • gamification

• Collaborative Accessibility Assessments by Senior Citizens Using Smartphone Application ReAcTS (Real-world Accessibility Transaction System)

  Takahiro Miura, Ken-ichiro Yabu, Ryogo Ogino, Atsushi Hiyama, Michitaka Hirose, Tohru Ifukube (2018) — Proceedings of the 15th International Web for All Conference (W4A 2018)

  This paper presents ReAcTS (Real-world Accessibility Transaction System), a smartphone application designed to enable senior citizen volunteers to collaboratively assess and share real-world physical accessibility conditions in their local communitie…

  • crowdsourcing
  • older adults
  • urban accessibility
  • accessibility mapping
  • volunteering
  • smartphone
  • intergenerational collaboration
  • physical accessibility
  • Japan
  • citizen science