Literature Reviews

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

• Tactile Working Memory Capacity of Users Who Are Blind in an Electronic Travel Aid Application with a Vibration Belt

  Jan B. F. van Erp, Katja I. Paul, Tina Mioch (2020) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper investigates the tactile working memory capacity of users who are blind when using a vibrotactile belt for electronic travel aid (ETA) applications. ETAs that display obstacle information through vibration belts require users to integrate …

  • electronic travel aids
  • vibrotactile feedback
  • working memory
  • tactile displays
  • navigation
  • blind users
  • wearable technology
  • cognitive load

• Route Descriptions, Spatial Knowledge and Spatial Representations of Blind and Partially Sighted People: Improved Design of Electronic Travel Aids

  Marion Hersh, Alasdair Ramirez Garcia (2022) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper presents a qualitative study investigating how blind and partially sighted people acquire spatial knowledge, form mental maps, and describe routes—with the goal of informing better design of electronic travel aids (ETAs). The researchers w…

  • electronic travel aids
  • blind navigation
  • mental maps
  • orientation and mobility
  • wayfinding
  • multi-sensory perception
  • route descriptions
  • spatial cognition