Literature Reviews

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

• ATTENPlay: A Game-Based Attention Network Test for Autistic Children

  Yuying Wan, Xin Tong, Kaishun Wu (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper addresses a long-standing methodological problem in autism research: the Attention Network Test (ANT) — the standard computerized tool for measuring alerting, orienting, and executive-control attention networks — is abstract, repe…

  • autism
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • attention network test
  • cognitive assessment
  • game-based assessment
  • serious games
  • tablet
  • co-design
  • inclusive design
  • child development
  • executive function
  • double empathy problem
  • pediatric
  • mobile accessibility

• ZigADL: An ADL Training System Enabling Teachers to Assist Children with Intellectual Disabilities

  Zhi-Zhan Lu (2011) — The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This poster paper presents ZigADL, a wireless sensor network system based on ZigBee technology designed to assist teachers in training children with severe intellectual disabilities to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) independently. The syst…

  • intellectual disability
  • independent living
  • assistive technology
  • special education
  • sensors
  • Internet of Things
  • pediatric
  • intervention

• Accuracy and Reliability of At-Home Quantification of Motor Impairments Using a Computer-Based Pointing Task with Children with Ataxia-Telangiectasia

  Vineet Pandey, Nergis C. Khan, Anoopum S. Gupta, Krzysztof Z. Gajos (2023) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper validates at-home, unsupervised use of Hevelius, a web-based active digital phenotyping system that quantifies motor impairment in the dominant arm through mouse pointing tasks. The study addresses a critical gap: while prior research show…

  • motor impairment
  • digital phenotyping
  • remote assessment
  • ataxia
  • pointing tasks
  • pediatric
  • ability-based design
  • mouse input