Literature Reviews

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

• Slipping and drifting: using older users to uncover pen-based target acquisition difficulties

  Karyn A. Moffatt, Joanna McGrenere (2007) — Proceedings of the 9th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '07)

  Moffatt and McGrenere present an empirical study at the University of British Columbia investigating the underlying causes of pen-based target acquisition difficulty on a Tablet PC, with explicit attention to how age affects targeting ability. Thirty…

  • target acquisition
  • pen-based interaction
  • stylus
  • tablet PC
  • older adults
  • aging
  • inclusive design
  • universal usability
  • Fitts' law
  • motor accessibility
  • input methods
  • menu interaction
  • usability testing