Literature Reviews

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

• Input to the Mobile Web is Situationally-Impaired

  Tianyi Chen (2008) — Proceedings of the 10th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '08)

  This paper investigates the overlap between input problems experienced by mobile web users and those faced by disabled desktop users, particularly people with motor impairments. The author argues that these two domains are typically studied in isolat…

  • mobile accessibility
  • situational impairment
  • motor disability
  • input methods
  • web accessibility
  • mobile devices
  • usability

• NavTap: A Long Term Study with Excluded Blind Users

  Tiago Guerreiro, Hugo Nicolau, Joaquim Jorge, Daniel Gonçalves (2009) — Proceedings of the 11th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '09)

  This paper presents a long-term evaluation of NavTap, a navigational text-entry method designed specifically for blind users who cannot effectively use standard mobile phone text input. Unlike traditional MultiTap — where users press a key multiple t…

  • mobile accessibility
  • blind users
  • text entry
  • assistive technology
  • longitudinal study
  • social inclusion
  • SMS
  • mobile devices

• Towards Accessible Touch Interfaces

  Tiago Guerreiro, Hugo Nicolau, Joaquim Jorge, Daniel Gonçalves (2010) — Proceedings of the 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)

  This paper presents an empirical evaluation of touch screen interaction techniques with 15 tetraplegic users, aiming to provide evidence-based guidance for designing accessible mobile touch interfaces. The authors recognized that while touch screen d…

  • touch screen accessibility
  • motor impairment
  • tetraplegia
  • mobile devices
  • interaction techniques
  • target acquisition
  • inclusive design

• What We Talk About: Designing a Context-Aware Communication Tool for People with Aphasia

  Shaun K. Kane, Barbara Linam-Church, Kyle Althoff, Denise McCall (2012) — Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2012)

  This paper describes the design and development of TalkAbout, a context-aware augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) application for tablet devices that adapts its vocabulary to a user's current location and conversation partner. People wit…

  • aphasia
  • augmentative and alternative communication
  • context-aware computing
  • participatory design
  • stroke
  • mobile devices
  • adaptive interfaces

• How Power Wheelchair Users Choose Computing Devices

  Patrick Carrington, Amy Hurst, Shaun K. Kane (2013) — Proceedings of the 15th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This poster paper explores how power wheelchair users select and use computing devices in their daily lives. The researchers interviewed 8 power wheelchair or power scooter users (4 male, 4 female) through semi-structured interviews lasting up to two…

  • motor impairment
  • wheelchair
  • mobile accessibility
  • device selection
  • assistive technology
  • mobile devices
  • physical accessibility

• Strategies: An Inclusive Authentication Framework

  Natã M. Barbosa (2014) — ASSETS '14: Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This short paper proposes an interaction workflow for accessible web authentication designed to reduce the difficulties people with disabilities face when logging into websites. The framework aims to be secure, scalable, deployable, privacy-preservin…

  • authentication
  • web accessibility
  • privacy
  • security
  • inclusive design
  • biometrics
  • mobile devices

• The Field Evaluation of a Mobile Digital Image Communication Application Designed for People with Aphasia

  Meredith Allen, Joanna McGrenere, Barbara Purves (2008) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper presents PhotoTalk, a mobile application designed to help people with aphasia capture and manage digital photographs for face-to-face communication. The research addresses a significant gap: while AAC devices exist for aphasia, very few ha…

  • aphasia
  • AAC
  • mobile devices
  • field evaluation
  • participatory design
  • image-based communication
  • PDA

• How Older Adults Learn to Use Mobile Devices: Survey and Field Investigations

  Rock Leung, Charlotte Tang, Shathel Haddad, Joanna McGrenere, Peter Graf, Vilia Ingriany (2012) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This research investigates how older adults (65+) learn to use mobile devices, combining a survey study of 131 respondents across three age groups (20-49, 50-64, 65+) with an in-depth field study of six older adults learning to use an Android smartph…

  • older adults
  • aging
  • mobile devices
  • learning
  • technology adoption
  • user research