Literature Reviews

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

• Identifying Visual Cues to Improve Independent Indoor Navigation for Blind Individuals

  Cameron Tyler Cassidy (2017) — Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This student research competition paper proposes a novel approach to indoor navigation for blind individuals that focuses on providing environmental awareness and a "sense of space" rather than traditional point-to-point directions. The author argues…

  • indoor navigation
  • blindness
  • computer vision
  • eye tracking
  • wayfinding
  • wearable technology
  • spatial cognition
  • navigation and wayfinding

• Synesthesia Vision integration with Recife's Public Transport

  Aida A. Ferreira, Gilmar Brito, Lydia Nascimento da Silva, João Victor Mouzinho, Ryan Morais, Jonathan Romualdo Pereira (2019) — Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This demonstration paper presents Synesthesia Vision, a two-component assistive technology system for blind people in Recife, Brazil, and its integration with the metropolitan public transport monitoring system. The system consists of sensory glasses…

  • visual impairment
  • blindness
  • public transportation
  • smart city
  • obstacle detection
  • spatial audio
  • 3D audio
  • Internet of Things
  • wearable technology
  • navigation and wayfinding
  • Brazil
  • developing nations