Literature Reviews

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

• Experimental Evaluation of Multi-scale Tactile Maps Created with SIM, a Web App for Indoor Map Authoring

  Viet Trinh, Roberto Manduchi, Nicholas A. Giudice (2023) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper introduces Semantic Interior Mapology (SIM), a web application that democratizes tactile map creation by allowing anyone to trace a floor plan image and automatically generate embossable tactile maps at multiple scales. Unlike outdoor envi…

  • tactile maps
  • indoor navigation
  • blindness
  • spatial learning
  • orientation and mobility
  • wayfinding
  • assistive technology
  • map authoring