Literature Reviews

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

• Bridging the Digital Divide: Enhancing Digital Inclusion of Blind or Partially Sighted and Deaf or Hard of Hearing Individuals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries through Smartphones as Assistive Technology

  Maryam Bandukda, Mary Caroline Yuk, Giulia Barbareschi, Laxmi Gunupudi, Vinicius Ramos, Amit Prakash, Satish Mishra, Victoria Austin, Catherine Holloway (2026) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This multi-country study evaluates a two-day scaffolded digital skills training intervention designed to improve smartphone proficiency among blind or partially sighted (BPS) and deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) individuals in Brazil, India, and Kenya. …

  • digital inclusion
  • digital literacy
  • LMIC
  • blind and low vision
  • deaf and hard of hearing
  • smartphones
  • assistive technology
  • scaffolding
  • ability-based design
  • digital skills training