Literature Reviews

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

• Performance-Based Functional Assessment: An Algorithm for Measuring Physical Capabilities

  Kathleen J. Price, Andrew Sears (2008) — Proceedings of the 10th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '08)

  This paper presents PB-FACT (Performance-Based Functional Assessment for Computer Technology), a novel tool for objectively and quantitatively measuring an individual's physical capabilities in relation to their use of information technology. The aut…

  • functional assessment
  • motor disability
  • assistive technology
  • physical disability
  • human-computer interaction
  • measurement
  • research methodology
  • rehabilitation

• Characterizing "Motor Ability" for Ability-Based Design

  Claire L. Mitchell, Jacob O. Wobbrock (2024) — ASSETS '24: Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper addresses a fundamental gap in ability-based design — a prominent accessibility framework proposed by Wobbrock et al. — by rigorously defining and operationalising the concept of "motor ability" that is central to the approach. Ability-bas…

  • ability-based design
  • motor ability
  • accessibility framework
  • human motor control
  • adaptive interfaces
  • interaction design
  • measurement
  • conceptual framework