Literature Reviews

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

• Iconic language design for people with significant speech and multiple impairments

  P. L. Albacete, S.-K. Chang, G. Polese, B. Baker (1994) — Proceedings of the First Annual ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '94)

  This paper presents a formal methodology for designing iconic languages used in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for people with significant speech and multiple impairments (SSMI). The authors build on the Minspeak system, con…

  • AAC
  • iconic language
  • semantic compaction
  • Minspeak
  • speech impairment
  • multiple impairments
  • augmentative communication
  • symbol-based communication
  • icon algebra
  • conceptual dependency
  • visual language
  • Blissymbols
  • language design

• Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Designing Accessible Systems for Users with Multiple Impairments: Grand Challenges and Opportunities for Future Research

  Arthur Theil, Chris Creed, Mohammed Shaqura, Nasrine Olson, Raymond John Holt, Sayan Sarcar, Stuart Murray (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 22)

  This workshop paper from ASSETS 2022 challenges a fundamental assumption in accessibility research: that designing for one impairment category at a time is sufficient. The authors argue that this single-impairment approach, while practical and widesp…

  • multiple impairments
  • assistive technology
  • disability studies
  • multidisciplinary design
  • inclusive design
  • participatory design
  • deafblindness
  • complex disabilities