Literature Reviews

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

• From Selfie Stick to Virtual Cane: Enabling Blind Exploration through Mobile Virtual Reality

  Hao Tang, Hong Zhao, Xinpeng Liu, Zhenchao Xia, William Seiple, Zhigang Zhu (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  Consumer VR is a visual-first medium, which in practice shuts out blind and low-vision (BLV) users. Tang and colleagues argue that existing accessible VR systems do help BLV users explore virtual environments (VEs), but they depend on head-mounted di…

  • blind and low vision
  • virtual reality
  • mobile accessibility
  • orientation and mobility
  • white cane
  • spatial audio
  • haptics
  • mental map
  • assistive technology
  • embodied interaction

• BentoMuseum: 3D and Layered Interactive Museum Map for Blind Visitors

  Xiyue Wang, Seita Kayukawa, Hironobu Takagi, Chieko Asakawa (2024) — Communications of the ACM

  BentoMuseum proposes a novel museum map format designed to help blind visitors access the multidimensional information of a complex, multi-floor museum before and during a visit. Unlike conventional tactile maps that depict a single floor layout and …

  • museum accessibility
  • blindness and low vision
  • tactile map
  • audio-tactile interaction
  • 3D printing
  • wayfinding
  • mental map
  • participatory design
  • indoor navigation