Literature Reviews

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

• Head-Guided Wheelchair Control System

  John B. Hinkel (2010) — Proceedings of the 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)

  This student research paper presents a system that allows individuals without hand use to control a motorized wheelchair through simple head movements. The author identifies that existing alternative wheelchair control methods — such as sip-and-puff …

  • power wheelchair
  • head tracking
  • motor impairment
  • alternative input
  • assistive technology
  • quadriplegia

• Humsher: A Predictive Keyboard Operated by Humming

  Ondrej Polacek, Zdenek Mikovec, Adam J. Sporka, Pavel Slavik (2011) — The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2011)

  This paper presents Humsher, a novel text entry system controlled entirely by humming — short melodic and rhythmic vocal gestures distinguished by pitch (high/low) and duration (short/long). The system targets people with severe upper-limb motor impa…

  • text entry
  • alternative input
  • assistive technology
  • motor disability
  • non-verbal vocal interface
  • predictive keyboard
  • adaptive language model
  • quadriplegia
  • cerebral palsy
  • humming