Literature Reviews

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

• Helping or Hindering: Inclusive Design of Automated Task Prompting for Workers with Cognitive Disabilities

  Gavin R. Philips, Morris Huang, Cathy Bodine (2024) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper addresses the significant employment barriers faced by people with cognitive disabilities (PwCDs) in the United States, where only 28.6% of the approximately 8.8 million working-age adults with cognitive disabilities are employed. Those wh…

  • cognitive disability
  • intellectual disability
  • vocational support
  • employment
  • assistive technology
  • augmented reality
  • prompting systems
  • inclusive design
  • warehouse

• Ability + Motivation: Understanding Factors that Influence People with Cognitive Disabilities in Regularly Practicing Daily Activities

  Varsha Koushik, Shaun Kane (2023) — Proceedings of the 20th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper investigates the factors that influence people with cognitive disabilities in regularly practicing daily activities, focusing on the interplay between ability and motivation. The researchers conducted 90-minute remote participatory design …

  • cognitive accessibility
  • cognitive disabilities
  • daily living activities
  • prompting systems
  • smart home
  • independent living
  • participatory design
  • caregivers