Literature Reviews

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

• Evaluating Prosodic Cues as a Means to Disambiguate Algebraic Expressions: An Empirical Study

  Ed Gellenbeck, Andreas Stefik (2009) — Proceedings of the 11th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '09)

  This paper investigates whether inserting pauses into text-to-speech renderings of mathematical expressions can help listeners distinguish between structurally different but verbally similar algebraic expressions. The core problem is that written mat…

  • mathematical accessibility
  • text-to-speech
  • screen readers
  • MathML
  • SSML
  • DAISY
  • prosody
  • learning disability
  • dyslexia

• Evaluation of a Prototype Interactive Working Memory Application for Children with Learning Disabilities

  Elaine Pearson, Adel Shaban (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This short paper presents an expert evaluation of a prototype working memory training application designed specifically for children aged 7-9 with learning disabilities. The application was built using a novel design framework that integrates three d…

  • learning disability
  • cognitive accessibility
  • working memory
  • gamification
  • cognitive load
  • children
  • heuristic evaluation
  • user-centered design
  • educational technology