Literature Reviews

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

3 results found tagged problem solving.

3D Sound Interactive Environments for Problem Solving

Jaime Sánchez, Mauricio Sáenz (2005) — Proceedings of the 7th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '05)

This paper from the University of Chile presents AudioChile, a 3D sound virtual environment designed to help children with visual disabilities develop problem-solving skills through interactive exploration of Chilean geography and culture. AudioChile…
How Older and Younger Adults Differ in Their Approach to Problem Solving on a Complex Website

Peter G. Fairweather (2008) — Proceedings of the 10th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '08)

This IBM Research paper challenges the prevailing assumption that older adults use the web in the same way as younger adults, just more slowly and less accurately. The study examined how 28 participants aged 18-73 navigated a complex newspaper websit…
Health Problem Solving by Older Persons Using a Complex Government Web Site: Analysis and Implications for Web Design

Sara J. Czaja, Joseph Sharit, Chin Chin Lee, Sankaran N. Nair, Mark S. Hernández, Nelida Arana, Shih-Han Fu (2011) — ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

This study examined how older adults (ages 50-85) navigate Medicare.gov to complete a realistic health-related task: finding quality ratings for home health care agencies. The researchers recruited 112 participants stratified by age decade (50s, 60s,…