Literature Reviews

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

• What difference does tech make? Conceptualizations of Disability and Assistive Technology among Kenyan Youth

  Giulia Barbareschi, Norah Shitawa Kopi, Ben Oldfrey, Catherine Holloway (2021) — Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '21)

  This paper examines how young Kenyans without disabilities conceptualize both disability and assistive technology (AT), addressing a significant gap in accessibility research that has predominantly focused on Global North perspectives. While over 80%…

  • disability stigma
  • assistive technology
  • Global South
  • Kenya
  • youth attitudes
  • disability perception
  • qualitative research
  • social model of disability

• An Investigation of the Experiences of Orientation and Mobility Trainers in India

  Rohit Asave, Ravi Kuber, Foad Hamidi (2024) — Proceedings of the 21st International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This qualitative study examines the experiences of twelve orientation and mobility (O&M) trainers working across urban and rural settings in India, a low- and middle-income country (LMIC) where infrastructure, resources, and cultural attitudes toward…

  • orientation and mobility
  • visual impairment
  • Global South accessibility
  • training
  • blindness
  • disability stigma
  • assistive technology
  • low and middle income countries