Literature Reviews

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

• System-class Accessibility: The Architectural Support for Making a Whole System Usable by People with Disabilities

  Chris Fleizach, Jeffrey P. Bigham (2024) — ACM Queue

  This article introduces the concept of "system-class accessibility" — the architectural support built into an operating system to make the entire platform usable by people with disabilities. Written by Chris Fleizach (who led the development of Voice…

  • accessibility API
  • screen readers
  • VoiceOver
  • iOS accessibility
  • operating systems
  • platform accessibility
  • gesture interaction
  • system architecture
  • assistive technology
  • mobile accessibility

• AccessBraille: Tablet-based Braille Entry

  Stephanie Ludi, Michael Timbrook, Piper Chester (2014) — Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper presents AccessBraille, an iOS framework that provides a virtual Braille keyboard for iPad applications. The system is designed as a reusable framework that any iOS developer can integrate into their apps, rather than being a standalone ap…

  • braille
  • tablet
  • iOS accessibility
  • text entry
  • blindness
  • assistive technology
  • mobile accessibility
  • education

• When Can Accessibility Help? An Exploration of Accessibility Feature Recommendation on Mobile Devices

  Jason Wu, Gabriel Reyes, Sam C. White, Xiaoyi Zhang, Jeffrey P. Bigham (2021) — Proceedings of the 18th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper tackles a significant gap in mobile accessibility: while smartphone operating systems now include dozens of built-in accessibility features — from screen readers and magnifiers to caption support and touch accommodations — most users are u…

  • mobile accessibility
  • accessibility features
  • older adults
  • recommender systems
  • feature discovery
  • aging
  • iOS accessibility
  • awareness