Literature Reviews

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

• Stroke Therapy through Motion-Based Games: A Case Study

  Gazihan Alankus, Rachel Proffitt, Caitlin Kelleher, Jack Engsberg (2010) — Proceedings of the 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)

  This paper presents a detailed six-week home-based case study of a 62-year-old woman (pseudonym Marie) who was seventeen years post-stroke, using custom motion-based video games for upper extremity rehabilitation. Marie had left hemiparesis affecting…

  • stroke rehabilitation
  • hemiparesis
  • gamification
  • motor disability
  • physical rehabilitation
  • motion sensing
  • home-based therapy
  • occupational therapy
  • case study

• Stroke Therapy through Motion-Based Games: A Case Study

  Gazihan Alankus, Rachel Proffitt, Caitlin Kelleher, Jack Engsberg (2011) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This case study explores the long-term home use of motion-based video games for stroke rehabilitation—an area where prior research focused mainly on clinical settings or short-term evaluations. The participant was a 62-year-old woman with hemiparesis…

  • stroke rehabilitation
  • motor impairment
  • game-based therapy
  • motion sensing
  • hemiparesis
  • home-based therapy
  • assistive technology