Literature Reviews

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

• Introducing Multimodal Paper-Digital Interfaces for Speech-Language Therapy

  Anne Marie Piper, Nadir Weibel, James D. Hollan (2010) — Proceedings of the 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)

  This paper explores how multimodal digital pen and paper technology can support speech-language therapy for adults with aphasia and apraxia of speech following stroke or brain injury. The researchers conducted five months of field observations with 1…

  • aphasia
  • apraxia of speech
  • augmentative and alternative communication
  • speech-language therapy
  • older adults
  • multimodal interaction
  • digital pen
  • paper-digital interface
  • stroke
  • communication board

• Write-N-Speak: Authoring Multimodal Digital-Paper Materials for Speech-Language Therapy

  Anne Marie Piper, Nadir Weibel, James D. Hollan (2011) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper presents Write-N-Speak, a digital pen toolkit that enables speech-language therapists to create custom multimodal therapy materials for clients with aphasia—a communication disorder often resulting from stroke that affects approximately 80…

  • aphasia
  • speech-language therapy
  • AAC
  • digital pen
  • multimodal interaction
  • older adults
  • stroke rehabilitation