Literature Reviews

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

• Relating Computer Tasks to Existing Knowledge to Improve Accessibility for Older Adults

  Nic Hollinworth, Faustina Hwang (2010) — Proceedings of the 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)

  This paper investigates whether a custom file management interface designed to resemble physical paper documents, folders, and sticky labels can improve computer accessibility for older adults. The authors identify a fundamental problem: people learn…

  • older adults
  • digital literacy
  • interface design
  • file management
  • skeuomorphic design
  • learnability
  • touchscreen
  • cognitive accessibility

• Multi-Layered Interfaces to Improve Older Adults' Initial Learnability of Mobile Applications

  Rock Leung, Leah Findlater, Joanna McGrenere, Peter Graf, Justine Yang (2010) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper investigates whether multi-layered (ML) interfaces can improve the learnability of mobile applications for older adults. ML interfaces present novice users with a simplified, reduced-functionality layer containing only basic features, allo…

  • aging
  • older adults
  • mobile accessibility
  • learnability
  • interface design
  • cognitive accessibility
  • menu design