Literature Reviews

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

• Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance Help (NOAH) for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study

  Pooja Viswanathan, James J. Little, Alan K. Mackworth, Alex Mihailidis (2011) — The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2011)

  This paper describes NOAH (Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance Help), an intelligent powered wheelchair system designed to provide adaptive navigation assistance to older adults with cognitive impairment in long-term care settings. An estimated 60-80% …

  • intelligent wheelchair
  • dementia
  • cognitive impairment
  • collision avoidance
  • wayfinding
  • computer vision
  • older adults
  • assistive technology
  • machine learning
  • long-term care

• Technology to Reduce Social Isolation and Loneliness

  Ron Baecker, Kate Sellen, Sarah Crosskey, Veronique Boscart, Barbara Barbosa Neves (2014) — Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper reports on a multi-year iterative research programme (from 2009 onward) investigating how technology can reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults in various settings. The researchers from the University of Toronto, OCAD Un…

  • aging
  • social isolation
  • loneliness
  • communication technology
  • long-term care
  • chronic pain
  • inclusive design
  • tangible interaction
  • older adults