Literature Reviews

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

• Factors Leading to the Successful Use of Voice Recognition Technology

  Tanya Goette (1998) — Proceedings of the Third International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '98)

  This paper from Georgia College & State University presents results from a field study investigating why voice recognition technology (VRT) succeeds for some individuals with disabilities and fails for others. Drawing on expectancy theory and innovat…

  • speech recognition
  • assistive technology
  • technology abandonment
  • motor impairment
  • user studies
  • assistive technology adoption
  • empirical studies

• A Model of Keyboard Configuration Requirements

  Shari Trewin, Helen Pain (1998) — Proceedings of the Third International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '98)

  This paper from the University of Edinburgh presents a user model — a computer program that observes a person's typing behaviour and automatically identifies keyboard difficulties, then recommends appropriate configuration settings. The model address…

  • keyboard accessibility
  • motor impairment
  • user modelling
  • assistive technology
  • input devices
  • adaptive interfaces
  • empirical studies