Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
5 results found tagged mouse interaction.
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Effect of Age and Parkinson's Disease on Cursor Positioning Using a Mouse
This paper presents a detailed empirical study examining how age and Parkinson's disease affect the ability to perform point-and-click tasks with a computer mouse. The researchers recruited 24 participants across four groups: young adults (ages 20-30…
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Understanding the Role of Age and Fluid Intelligence in Information Search
This study investigates whether age or fluid intelligence is the more important factor driving differences in how people search for information in hierarchical web interfaces. The researchers recruited three groups: 14 younger adults with high fluid …
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Distinguishing Users By Pointing Performance in Laboratory and Real-World Tasks
This paper investigates how machine learning can automatically assess pointing difficulties from everyday computer use, addressing a critical barrier to accessible computing: the lack of frequent, low-cost assessment of pointing ability. The research…
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About the relevance of accessibility barriers in the everyday interactions of older people with the web
This paper reports findings from a remarkable 3-year ethnographic study (2005-2008) of 388 older people (aged 65-80) using web and computer technologies in their daily lives at the Àgora adult centre in Barcelona. Unlike most accessibility research t…
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Screen Magnification for Readers with Low Vision: A Study on Usability and Performance
This study investigates how people with low vision use two common screen magnification modes — full screen and lens — when reading documents and exploring web pages on a laptop computer. The researchers recruited 20 participants with a range of low v…