Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
4 results found tagged search engines.
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Toward Integrating AI Chat and Search: A User-Centered Perspective across Age Groups
This paper investigates how younger adults (25 participants, mean age 27) and older adults (22 participants, mean age 56) use AI chat (ChatGPT) and traditional search (Google Search) together to retrieve information. The research is framed around Vis…
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Investigating Information Search by People with Cognitive Disabilities
This empirical study investigated how people with cognitive disabilities navigate websites with different content structures and use search engines to find information. Twenty-three participants with various cognitive disabilities (primarily Down syn…
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A Preliminary Usability Evaluation of Strategies for Seeking Online Information with Elderly People
This short paper from Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona presents an experimental study comparing how seven elderly participants (ages 65-74) performed using three strategies for finding complex information online: Google basic search, Google advanced…
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Designing Search Engine User Interfaces for the Visually Impaired
This paper examines the fundamental differences between visual and aural perception of search engine interfaces and proposes specific design guidelines to improve usability for blind and visually impaired users interacting via screen readers. The aut…