Literature Reviews

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

• How Online Tests Contribute to the Support System for People With Cognitive and Mental Disabilities

  Qisheng Li, Josephine Lee, Christina Zhang, Katharina Reinecke (2021) — ASSETS '21: The 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  Approximately one in three people worldwide experience a cognitive or mental disability at some point in their lives, yet significant barriers — cost, lack of insurance, transportation, stigma, family resistance, and not knowing where to seek help — …

  • cognitive disability
  • mental health
  • online tests
  • self-diagnosis
  • disability identity
  • ADHD
  • autism
  • dyslexia
  • dyscalculia
  • self-assessment

• "You Can't Possibly Have ADHD": Exploring Validation and Tensions around Diagnosis within Unbounded ADHD Social Media Communities

  Tessa Eagle, Kathryn E. Ringland (2023) — Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2023)

  This paper examines how ADHD communities on social media platforms — TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram — function as informal health communities that provide information, validation, and support to individuals at various stages of discovering and naviga…

  • ADHD
  • neurodivergence
  • social media
  • online health communities
  • digital mental health
  • self-diagnosis
  • digital ethnography