Literature Reviews

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

• Multimedia dictionary of American Sign Language

  Sherman Wilcox, Joanne Scheibman, Doug Wood, Dennis Cokely, William C. Stokoe (1994) — Proceedings of the First Annual ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '94)

  This paper describes the Multimedia Dictionary of American Sign Language (MM-DASL), a Macintosh application functioning as a bilingual ASL-English dictionary that presents signs in full-motion digital video using Apple's QuickTime technology. The pro…

  • sign language
  • deaf accessibility
  • multimedia
  • dictionary
  • American Sign Language
  • digital video
  • linguistics
  • deaf culture
  • literacy

• LVRS: the low vision research system

  M. Krell (1994) — Proceedings of the First Annual ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '94)

  This 1994 paper introduces the Low Vision Research System (LVRS), a computer-based research tool designed for vision researchers developing vision enhancement systems for people with low vision. The system comprises three integrated components: warpi…

  • low vision
  • vision enhancement
  • image processing
  • image warping
  • digital video
  • filtering
  • research tools
  • assistive technology development
  • visual impairment