Literature Reviews

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

• Performance-Based Functional Assessment: An Algorithm for Measuring Physical Capabilities

  Kathleen J. Price, Andrew Sears (2008) — Proceedings of the 10th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '08)

  This paper presents PB-FACT (Performance-Based Functional Assessment for Computer Technology), a novel tool for objectively and quantitatively measuring an individual's physical capabilities in relation to their use of information technology. The aut…

  • functional assessment
  • motor disability
  • assistive technology
  • physical disability
  • human-computer interaction
  • measurement
  • research methodology
  • rehabilitation

• The Development and Evaluation of Performance-Based Functional Assessment: A Methodology for the Measurement of Physical Capabilities

  Katherine J. Price, Andrew Sears (2009) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper introduces PB-FACT (Performance-Based Functional Assessment for Computer Technology), a methodology for objectively measuring the physical capabilities of individuals with motor impairments to inform assistive technology selection. Traditi…

  • motor impairments
  • functional assessment
  • assistive technology
  • motion sensors
  • user capabilities
  • performance-based testing