Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
46 results found tagged independent living.
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WADER: a novel wayfinding system with deviation recovery for individuals with cognitive impairments
This short ASSETS 2007 poster paper from Shih-Kai Tsai at Chung Yuan Christian University in Taiwan presents WADER (Wayfinding system with DEviation Recovery), a prototype indoor wayfinding system aimed at individuals with cognitive impairments — exp…
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Data visualisation and data mining technology for supporting care for older people
This Assets '07 paper from a UK consortium (Dundee, UCL, Imperial College) reports on a telecare pilot study that instrumented the flats of older residents with a modest set of unobtrusive sensors — passive infrared motion detectors, pressure sensors…
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Understanding mobile phone requirements for young adults with cognitive disabilities
Melissa Dawe's Assets '07 paper is a small, qualitative, ethnographically-informed study of how five Colorado families use mobile phones to support remote communication between parents and their young-adult children (ages 19-25) with cognitive disabi…
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Demo of VJ-Voicebot: Control of Robotic Arm with the Vocal Joystick
This demonstration paper from the University of Washington presents VJ-Voicebot, a system that allows individuals with motor disabilities to continuously control a 5 degrees-of-freedom robotic arm using non-verbal vocal sounds. The system builds on t…
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A Novel Wayfinding System Based on Geo-coded QR Codes for Individuals with Cognitive Impairments
This paper presents a wayfinding prototype system that uses geo-coded QR codes placed at decision points along routes to provide just-in-time navigation directions to people with cognitive impairments. Developed by researchers at Chung Yuan Christian…
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Where's My Stuff? Design and Evaluation of a Mobile System for Locating Lost Items for the Visually Impaired
This paper presents FETCH (Finding Everything using Technology that is Convenient and Handy), a mobile system that helps visually impaired people locate lost items around their home using Bluetooth-enabled tags and existing devices like cell phones o…
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DuckCall: Tackling the First Hundred Yards Problem
This paper describes DuckCall, a TV-based reminder system designed to help people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) overcome the "first hundred yards problem" — the challenge of preparing for and getting to the first transit pick-up point for communi…
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Solo: Interactive Task Guidance
This paper describes Solo, a cognitive orthosis being developed by AT Sciences, the University of Michigan, the University of Pittsburgh, and TRACLabs to help cognitively impaired clients and their caregivers manage daily activities. Solo builds on t…
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Designing a Cognitive Aid for the Home: A Case-Study Approach
This paper describes the design of a computational pacing aid for a woman ("C") with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) who struggles with chronic tardiness during her morning routine at a residential program. The researchers from Georgia Tech and Dre…
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MEMOS: An Interactive Assistive System for Prospective Memory Deficit Compensation — Architecture and Functionality
This paper presents MEMOS (Mobile Extensible Memory Aid System), a distributed electronic memory aid designed to compensate for prospective memory deficits following brain injury. Prospective memory — the ability to remember future intentions and tas…