Literature Reviews

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

• Fluid Independence: Powered Wheelchair Users' Perspectives on Autonomy, Care, and Assistive Technology

  Md Tanzil Shahria, Nayan Banik, Md Samiul Haque Sunny, Mohammad H Rahman (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper reports a large qualitative study of 55 powered-wheelchair users (PWUs) across ten U.S. states, using 45-minute semi-structured interviews and Braun-and-Clarke thematic analysis to examine how independence is experienced, negotiat…

  • powered wheelchair
  • assistive technology
  • participatory design
  • independence
  • caregiving
  • technology abandonment
  • disability justice
  • relational autonomy
  • qualitative research

• Consolidating computer operation and wheelchair control

  Torsten Felzer, Rainer Nordmann (2007) — Proceedings of the 9th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '07)

  This short ASSETS 2007 demo proposal from Torsten Felzer and Rainer Nordmann at Darmstadt University of Technology describes the integration of two previously separate assistive systems they had built for people with severe physical disabilities. The…

  • hands-free interaction
  • muscle contraction
  • electromyography
  • powered wheelchair
  • mouse emulation
  • alternative input
  • motor accessibility
  • physical disability
  • human-computer interaction
  • assistive technology
  • single switch