Literature Reviews

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

• Toward a Multi-layer Framework to Assess the Quality of Life Impact of Smartphones as Assistive Technology for People with Sensory Disabilities in Kenya

  Maryam Bandukda, Lan Xiao, Giulia Barbareschi, Philip Oyier, Henry Athiany, Raul Szekely, Wallace M Karuguti, Mwangi J Matheri MJM, Victoria Austin, Catherine Holloway (2025) — ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents the first longitudinal mixed-methods study investigating the impact of smartphones as assistive technology on the quality of life (QoL) of blind or partially sighted (BPS) and deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) individuals in Kenya. Th…

  • smartphones
  • assistive technology
  • Global South
  • Kenya
  • blindness and visual impairment
  • deaf and hard of hearing
  • quality of life
  • digital inclusion
  • mobile accessibility
  • longitudinal study