Literature Reviews

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

• Automatically Generating and Improving Voice Command Interface from Operation Sequences on Smartphones

  Lihang Pan, Chun Yu, JiaHui Li, Tian Huang, Xiaojun Bi, Yuanchun Shi (2022) — Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

  This paper presents AutoVCI, a system that automatically generates voice command interfaces (VCIs) for smartphone tasks from recorded touch operation sequences, enabling hands-free and eyes-free interaction without requiring programming expertise, co…

  • voice command interface
  • mobile accessibility
  • speech recognition
  • natural language understanding
  • programming by demonstration
  • smartphone automation
  • machine learning
  • GUI accessibility

• Pushpak: Voice Command-based eBook Navigator

  Shradha Holani, Akashdeep Bansal, M Balakrishnan (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This demonstration paper presents Pushpak, a voice command-based eBook navigator designed to reduce the steep learning curve associated with screen reader software. The authors identify a key accessibility barrier: effective use of screen readers lik…

  • voice control
  • screen reader
  • NVDA
  • eBook
  • natural language understanding
  • visual impairment
  • STEM accessibility
  • assistive technology
  • speech recognition
  • touchscreen accessibility