Literature Reviews

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

• Grassroots Maker Perspectives on Participation in Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology Development

  Saquib Sarwar, David Wilson, Khairul Mahbub (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  Sarwar, Wilson, and Mahbub interviewed 20 grassroots DIY assistive-technology (DIY-AT) makers in the U.S. between July 2021 and December 2023 to build a maker-centered account of the DIY-AT ecosystem. Participants were recruited from social media (Re…

  • DIY assistive technology
  • assistive technology
  • 3D printing
  • digital fabrication
  • makerspace
  • maker culture
  • occupational therapy
  • democratization
  • prosthetics
  • interdependence
  • qualitative research
  • open source