Literature Reviews

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

• Guiding Blind Pedestrians in Public Spaces by Understanding Walking Behavior of Nearby Pedestrians

  Seita Kayukawa, Tatsuya Ishihara, Hironobu Takagi, Shigeo Morishima, Chieko Asakawa (2020) — Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT), Vol. 4, No. 3, Article 85

  Collisions with other pedestrians are one of the most common hazards for blind travellers in public space — 87.8% of blind people report colliding or nearly colliding with pedestrians, bicycles, or obstacles. White canes detect contact rather than ap…

  • blind navigation
  • collision prediction
  • pedestrian avoidance
  • visual impairment
  • audio interface
  • tactile interface
  • indoor navigation
  • orientation and mobility
  • assistive robotics
  • suitcase robot
  • LiDAR