Literature Reviews

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

• Teaching Inclusive Thinking to Undergraduate Students in Computing Programs

  Stephanie Ludi, Matt Huenerfauth, Vicki Hanson, Nidhi Rajendra Palan, Paula Conn (2018) — SIGCSE '18: Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

  This paper investigates whether specific teaching interventions in undergraduate computing courses measurably increase students' accessibility awareness and inclusive thinking. The authors note that, while numerous accessibility teaching approaches h…

  • accessibility education
  • computer science education
  • inclusive design
  • HCI education
  • undergraduate teaching
  • empathy
  • ethics
  • curriculum design
  • attitudes toward disability

• Techniques to Assist in Developing Accessibility Engineers

  Jim A. Carter, David W. Fourney (2007) — Proceedings of the 9th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '07)

  This paper describes the design and outcomes of CMPT 480/840 "Accessible Computing," a computer science course at the University of Saskatchewan focused on producing Accessibility Engineers rather than merely raising awareness of accessibility issues…

  • accessibility education
  • accessibility engineering
  • curriculum design
  • universal access
  • computer science education
  • professional development
  • ISO 9241
  • WCAG

• Including Accessibility Within and Beyond Undergraduate Computing Courses

  Annalu Waller, Vicki L. Hanson, David Sloan (2009) — Proceedings of the 11th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '09)

  This paper describes the University of Dundee's approach to integrating accessibility and inclusive design throughout its entire four-year undergraduate computing curriculum, rather than treating accessibility as a standalone topic or elective module…

  • accessibility education
  • inclusive design
  • higher education
  • curriculum design
  • web accessibility
  • professional development
  • organizational accessibility

• A General Education Course on Universal Access, Disability, Technology and Society

  Sri H. Kurniawan, Sonia Arteaga, Roberto Manduchi (2010) — Proceedings of the 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)

  This paper describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a General Education course called "Universal Access: Disability, Technology and Society" (CMPE 80A) offered at the University of California Santa Cruz. The course was created to expos…

  • accessibility education
  • universal access
  • disability awareness
  • assistive technology
  • curriculum design
  • undergraduate education

• Comparison of Methods for Teaching Accessibility in University Computing Courses

  Qiwen Zhao, Vaishnavi Mande, Paula Conn, Sedeeq Al-khazraji, Kristen Shinohara, Stephanie Ludi, Matt Huenerfauth (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper presents the first controlled, longitudinal comparison of methods for teaching accessibility in university computing programs. Conducted over four years (2016-2020) at Rochester Institute of Technology, the study involved 29 sections of a …

  • accessibility education
  • computing education
  • pedagogy
  • curriculum design
  • longitudinal study
  • human-computer interaction

• Assistive Technology Design as a Computer Science Learning Experience

  Thomas B. McHugh, Cooper Barth (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This paper from Northwestern University addresses a persistent gap in computer science education: the near-complete absence of accessibility topics from non-HCI computer science courses. The authors first conducted a formative needfinding study with …

  • computer science education
  • assistive technology
  • inclusive design
  • accessibility pedagogy
  • allyship
  • programming tools
  • curriculum design

• Enabling meaningful use of AI-infused educational technologies for children with blindness: Learnings from the development and piloting of the PeopleLens curriculum

  Cecily Morrison, Edward Cutrell, Martin Grayson, Elisabeth RB Becker, Vasiliki Kladouchou, Linda Pring, Katherine Jones, Rita Faia Marques, Camilla Longden, Abigail Sellen (2021) — Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '21)

  This paper presents the development and pilot evaluation of a curriculum designed to support the meaningful use of PeopleLens, an AI-powered augmented reality system that helps children born blind develop social attention skills. PeopleLens uses a he…

  • blindness
  • children
  • AI accessibility
  • augmented reality
  • spatial audio
  • social interaction
  • educational technology
  • assistive technology
  • curriculum design
  • low-incidence disability

• Including Accessibility in Computer Science Education

  Catherine M. Baker, Yasmine N. Elglaly, Anne Spencer Ross, Kristen Shinohara (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 22)

  This workshop paper addresses a persistent gap in computing education: accessibility knowledge and skills are rarely included systematically in undergraduate computing curricula, despite being essential for producing software professionals who can bu…

  • accessibility education
  • computer science education
  • curriculum design
  • teaching accessibility
  • workforce development

• Teaching Accessibility in Different Disciplines: Topics, Approaches, Resources, Challenges

  Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou, Rachel F. Adler, Caterina Almendral, Soyoung Choi, Devorah Kletenik, Bruno Oro, JooYoung Seo (2024) — Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2024)

  This workshop proposal addresses a significant gap in accessibility education: while teaching accessibility has been extensively explored within computer science and related computing disciplines, its integration into other fields remains under-inves…

  • accessibility education
  • interdisciplinary
  • computing education
  • curriculum design
  • pedagogy
  • K-12
  • higher education
  • universal design

• Teaching Accessibility Across Disciplines: Perspectives from ADA Title II

  Olivia H. Wang, Chunyu Liu, Rachel F. Adler, Caterina Almendral, Devorah Kletenik, Deana McDonagh, Bruno Oro, Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou (2025) — ASSETS '25: Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This workshop paper describes an interdisciplinary workshop held at ASSETS 2025 focused on how accessibility is taught across different academic disciplines, with particular attention to the implications of ADA Title II compliance for educational ins…

  • accessibility education
  • ADA Title II
  • interdisciplinary education
  • computing education
  • universal design
  • curriculum design