Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
3 results found tagged fitness tracking.
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"But, I don't take steps": Examining the Inaccessibility of Fitness Trackers for Wheelchair Athletes
This paper investigates why wheelchair athletes show low adoption of wearable fitness trackers despite interest in tracking physical activity. The authors interviewed five wheelchair athletes (participating in hand cycling, rugby, basketball, and ten…
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Understanding Fatigue and Stamina Management Opportunities and Challenges in Wheelchair Basketball
This paper investigates the current use and future potential of wearable fitness technologies for stamina and fatigue management in wheelchair basketball — a team sport originally created for paraplegic athletes that now includes people with a range …
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Exploring the Data Tracking and Sharing Preferences of Wheelchair Athletes
This paper explores how wheelchair basketball players want to use and share automatically tracked performance data, using a prototype sensor device as a discussion probe. The researchers interviewed 15 wheelchair basketball players (mean age 33, 1 fe…