Literature Reviews

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

3 results found tagged information search.

Understanding the Role of Age and Fluid Intelligence in Information Search

Shari Trewin, John T. Richards, Vicki L. Hanson, David Sloan, Bonnie E. John, Cal Swart, John C. Thomas (2012) — Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2012)

This study investigates whether age or fluid intelligence is the more important factor driving differences in how people search for information in hierarchical web interfaces. The researchers recruited three groups: 14 younger adults with high fluid …
Investigating Information Search by People with Cognitive Disabilities

Ruimin Hu, Jinjuan Heidi Feng (2015) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

This empirical study investigated how people with cognitive disabilities navigate websites with different content structures and use search engines to find information. Twenty-three participants with various cognitive disabilities (primarily Down syn…
Do Web Users with Autism Experience Barriers When Searching for Information Within Web Pages?

Sukru Eraslan, Victoria Yaneva, Yeliz Yesilada, Simon Harper (2017) — Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

This paper provides empirical evidence that adults with high-functioning autism experience real barriers when searching for information on web pages, using eye tracking to reveal the underlying differences in visual attention patterns. The study empl…