Literature Reviews

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

• "I Don't Trust Any Professional Research Tool": A Re-Imagination of Knowledge Production Workflows by, with, and for Blind and Low-Vision Researchers

  Omar Khan, JooYoung Seo (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper is an autoethnographically-grounded, mixed-methods study of how blind and low-vision (BLV) researchers actually do research inside an ecosystem of tools built with sighted workflows in mind. Written by two BLV researchers (one tot…

  • meta-research
  • blind and low vision
  • research workflows
  • academic accessibility
  • activity theory
  • mixed methods
  • reflexive thematic analysis
  • research tools
  • screen readers
  • ableism
  • epistemic injustice
  • qualitative analysis software
  • AI accessibility
  • scholarly publishing
  • disability studies

• A Proxy Stakeholder Approach to Requirements Engineering for Inclusive Navigation

  Wei Wang, Anuradha Madugalla, John Grundy, John McIntosh, Pieter Hartel (2026) — ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology

  This paper introduces a "proxy stakeholder" framework for Requirements Engineering (RE) aimed at designing inclusive navigation software for individuals with cognitive impairments (IwCI). The authors argue that traditional RE elicitation techniques—i…

  • cognitive accessibility
  • wayfinding
  • requirements engineering
  • proxy stakeholders
  • inclusive navigation
  • inclusive design
  • mixed methods
  • caregivers
  • support workers

• A Mixed Method for Evaluating Input Devices with Older Persons

  Murni Mahmud (2006) — Proceedings of the 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '06)

  This exploratory study introduces a mixed evaluation method for assessing common input devices used by older persons. The author argues that traditional input device studies rely too heavily on experimental tasks like Fitts's Law pointing tests, whic…

  • older adults
  • input devices
  • usability evaluation
  • mixed methods
  • psychometric testing
  • motor control
  • human factors

• Understanding Research Themes and Interactions at Scale within Blind and Low-vision Research in ACM and IEEE

  Maximiliano Jeanneret Medina, Yong-Joon Thoo, Cédric Baudet, Jon E. Froehlich, Nicolas Ruffieux, Denis Lalanne (2025) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This 46-page extended article builds on a 2023 ASSETS paper to provide a comprehensive, field-agnostic analysis of blind and low-vision (BLV) research published in ACM and IEEE venues between 2010 and 2022. Using a mixed-methods approach combining qu…

  • systematic literature review
  • blind and low vision
  • bibliometrics
  • mixed methods
  • research themes
  • interaction design
  • visual impairment
  • assistive technology

• Disclosure of Neurodivergence in Software Workplaces: a Mixed Methods Study of Forum and Survey Perspectives

  Kaia Newman, Sarah Snay, Madeline Endres, Manasvi Parikh, Andrew Begel (2025) — ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents a large-scale mixed-methods study examining how neurodivergent software developers navigate the decision to disclose their neurodivergence at work. The researchers combined qualitative analysis of 99 posts and their comments from …

  • neurodiversity
  • disability disclosure
  • workplace accessibility
  • ADHD
  • autism
  • mental health
  • software engineering
  • mixed methods
  • stigma
  • masking