Literature Reviews

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

• Screening Dyslexia for English Using HCI Measures and Machine Learning

  Luz Rello, Enrique Romero, Maria Rauschenberger, Abdullah Ali, Kristin Williams, Jeffrey P. Bigham, Nancy Cushen White (2018) — International Conference on Digital Health

  This paper presents a machine learning approach to screening for dyslexia in English speakers by analyzing how users interact with a linguistic computer-based game called Dytective. More than 10% of the population has dyslexia, but most are diagnosed…

  • dyslexia
  • machine learning
  • screening
  • serious games
  • early detection
  • cognitive accessibility
  • learning disabilities
  • digital biomarkers

• App Usage Predicts Cognitive Ability in Older Adults

  Mitchell L. Gordon, Leon Gatys, Carlos Guestrin, Jeffrey P. Bigham, Andrew Trister, Kayur Patel (2019) — CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

  This paper investigates how older adults use smartphones differently from younger adults and whether those differences can be explained by cognitive function. The researchers collected three months of iPhone usage data from 84 healthy older adults (a…

  • older adults
  • cognitive decline
  • smartphone usage
  • mobile accessibility
  • digital biomarkers
  • machine learning
  • aging