Literature Reviews

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

• Breaking Barriers with Assistive Macros

  André Rodrigues (2015) — ASSETS '15: Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This paper introduces Assistive Macros, an Android accessibility service that enables users with motor impairments to perform multi-step interactions with a single selection. The system addresses two critical problems: the extreme time consumption of…

  • switch access
  • motor impairment
  • mobile accessibility
  • Android
  • macros
  • scanning
  • assistive technology
  • automation
  • caregivers
  • multi-impairment

• Complexities of Practical Web Automation

  Yury Puzis, Yevgen Borodin, I. V. Ramakrishnan (2015) — Proceedings of the 12th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper systematizes and analyzes the complexities involved in building practical, usable, and accessible web automation systems, drawing on published literature and the authors' years of experience developing automation tools for visually impaire…

  • web automation
  • screen readers
  • visual impairment
  • non-visual browsing
  • assistive technology
  • macros
  • programming by demonstration
  • cognitive load