Literature Reviews

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

• Factors Affecting the Accessibility of Voice Telephony for People with Hearing Loss: Audio Encoding, Network Impairments, Video and Environmental Noise

  Linda Kozma-Spytek, Christian Vogler (2021) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This comprehensive study from Gallaudet University investigates how audio quality parameters affect voice telephony accessibility for people with hearing loss. The research combines a survey of 439 individuals with hearing loss and four controlled ex…

  • hearing loss
  • telecommunications
  • audio codecs
  • cochlear implants
  • hearing aids
  • wideband audio
  • packet loss
  • VoIP
  • mobile telephony

• "Wear It Loud": How and Why Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Users Customize Their Devices

  Halley P. Profita, Abigale Stangl, Laura Matuszewska, Sigrunn Sky, Raja Kushalnagar, Shaun K. Kane (2018) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper investigates why and how hearing aid and cochlear implant users aesthetically customize their devices, exploring the intersection of assistive technology, identity, and social acceptability. The research addresses a significant problem: he…

  • hearing aids
  • cochlear implants
  • deafness
  • DIY assistive technology
  • social acceptability
  • stigma
  • self-expression
  • online communities
  • identity