Literature Reviews

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

• Inclusive Design of AI's Explanations: Just for Those Previously Left Out?

  Md Montaser Hamid, Fatima A. Moussaoui, Jimena Noa Guevara, Andrew Anderson, Puja Agarwal, Jonathan Dodge, Margaret Burnett (2026) — ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems

  This paper investigates whether inclusive design applied to AI explanations can produce curb-cut effects: improvements designed to help underserved users that also benefit everyone. The study centres on Explainable AI (XAI), a field concerned with he…

  • explainable AI
  • inclusive design
  • GenderMag
  • mental models
  • XAI
  • accessibility
  • curb-cut effect
  • gender inclusivity
  • AI overreliance
  • problem-solving styles

• "I look at it as the king of knowledge": How Blind People Use and Understand Generative AI Tools

  Rudaiba Adnin, Maitraye Das (2024) — ASSETS 2024: 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This study investigates how blind individuals use and make sense of mainstream generative AI tools, based on semi-structured interviews with 19 blind participants who regularly use tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and Be …

  • generative AI
  • blindness
  • visual impairment
  • ChatGPT
  • mental models
  • AI accessibility
  • screen readers
  • information verification
  • ableism in AI