Literature Reviews

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

• Bridging the Divide: Exploring the use of digital and physical technology to aid mobility impaired people living in an informal settlement

  Giulia Barbareschi, Ben Oldfrey, Long Xin, Grace Nyachomba Magomere, Wycliffe Ambeyi Wetende, Carol Wanjira, Joyce Olenja, Victoria Austin, Catherine Holloway (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This qualitative study examines how people with mobility impairments living in Kibera, one of the largest informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, use both traditional assistive technology (wheelchairs and tricycles) and digital technology (mobile pho…

  • mobility impairment
  • assistive technology
  • wheelchairs
  • mobile phones
  • informal settlements
  • Global South
  • human infrastructure
  • interdependence
  • ICT4D
  • low-resource settings