Literature Reviews

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

• Touchable Online Braille Generator

  Wooseob Jeong (2005) — Proceedings of the 7th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '05)

  This short paper from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee presents a prototype online Braille generator that uses consumer force feedback mouse technology to make web text tactilely accessible to blind and visually impaired users. The system takes …

  • braille
  • force feedback
  • haptic technology
  • visual impairment
  • web accessibility
  • assistive technology
  • low-cost accessibility

• RoboGraphics: Dynamic Tactile Graphics Powered by Mobile Robots

  Darren Guinness, Annika Muehlbradt, Daniel Szafir, Shaun K. Kane (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019)

  This paper introduces RoboGraphics, a novel approach to creating dynamic tactile graphics by combining a touchscreen tablet, static laser-cut tactile overlays, and small mobile robots (Ozobot Bit 2.0, approximately one cubic inch, ~$60 each). Traditi…

  • tactile graphics
  • robotics
  • blind
  • tangible interaction
  • data visualization
  • education
  • haptic technology
  • low-cost accessibility
  • dynamic display

• Designing a Low-cost Finger Wearable Audio-tactile Device

  Arshad Nasser (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019)

  This student research abstract describes the iterative design of ColorTact, a finger-worn wearable device that provides audio annotations when users explore tactile diagrams. The device addresses a fundamental limitation of conventional tactile graph…

  • assistive technology
  • tactile graphics
  • wearable technology
  • audio description
  • visual impairment
  • DIY assistive technology
  • Arduino
  • low-cost accessibility
  • STEM accessibility