Literature Reviews

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

• Sounds and (Braille) Cells: Co-Designing Music Technology with Blind and Visually Impaired Musicians

  William Payne (2022) — Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This doctoral consortium paper outlines a three-phase dissertation addressing the accessibility barriers that blind and visually impaired (BVI) musicians face when using music creation technologies. Music software has democratized composition, produc…

  • visual impairment
  • blindness
  • music technology
  • braille music
  • co-design
  • participatory design
  • assistive technology
  • screen readers

• Accessibility and Social Inclusivity: A Literature Review of Music Technology for Blind and Low Vision People

  Shumeng Zhang, Raul Masu, Mela Bettega, Mingming Fan (2025) — ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This systematic literature review examines 54 papers on music technology designed for blind and low vision (BLV) people, following the PRISMA methodology. The authors searched ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore, Scopus, and Web of Science to identify r…

  • blind and low vision
  • music technology
  • assistive music technology
  • systematic literature review
  • social inclusion
  • accessible music
  • multi-sensory feedback
  • digital musical instruments
  • music education