Literature Reviews

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

• Sensation Augmentation to Relieve Pressure Sore Formation in Wheelchair Users

  Raphael P. Rush (2009) — Proceedings of the 11th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '09)

  This paper presents SoreStop, an Arduino-based sensory augmentation device designed to prevent pressure sore formation in wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries. Pressure sores (decubitus ulcers) are a major cause of injury and death among patien…

  • pressure ulcer
  • spinal cord injury
  • wheelchair
  • sensory augmentation
  • assistive technology
  • wearable technology
  • health monitoring