Literature Reviews

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

• Equipping designers by simulating the effects of visual and hearing impairments

  Joy Goodman-Deane, Patrick M. Langdon, P. John Clarkson, Nicholas H.M. Caldwell, Ahmed M. Sarhan (2007) — Proceedings of the 9th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '07)

  This short Assets '07 demonstration paper from the Cambridge Engineering Design Centre describes a software simulator built to help designers — especially product and communications designers, not just web designers — understand the effects of common…

  • inclusive design
  • design tools
  • simulation
  • visual impairment
  • hearing impairment
  • empathy tools
  • cataract
  • macular degeneration
  • colour blindness
  • loudness recruitment

• Real-Time Mobile Personalized Simulations of Impaired Colour Vision

  Rhouri MacAlpine, David R. Flatla (2016) — Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '16)

  This paper extends personalized simulations of Impaired Colour Vision (ICV) to work in real time on mobile devices, enabling people with typical colour vision to see the world through the camera as someone with ICV would perceive it. At least 5% of t…

  • color vision deficiency
  • color blindness
  • visual impairment
  • mobile accessibility
  • simulation
  • color contrast
  • inclusive design
  • empathy tools