Literature Reviews

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

• Adoption and Configuration of Assistive Technologies: A Semiotic Engineering Perspective

  Katherine Deibel (2007) — Proceedings of the 9th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '07)

  This paper from the University of Washington proposes applying semiotic engineering — an HCI design methodology rooted in semiotics (the study of signs, symbols, and their meanings) — to address the high abandonment rate of assistive technologies. St…

  • assistive technology
  • technology adoption
  • semiotic engineering
  • technology discontinuance
  • reading disabilities
  • dyslexia
  • design methodology
  • configuration
  • stigma