Literature Reviews

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

• Shared Stories, Shared Bonds: People with Dementia Exploring Generative AI Together

  Teis Arets, Maarten Houben, Fleur van Haeren, Wijnand IJsselsteijn, Giulia Perugia (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This paper reports on a qualitative workshop study examining how people living with mild to moderate dementia engage with three generative AI tools - Microsoft Copilot (text), Midjourney (images), and Suno (music) - in a group setting, and what forms…

  • dementia
  • generative AI
  • social connectedness
  • cognitive accessibility
  • aging
  • participatory design
  • qualitative research
  • thematic analysis
  • reminiscence
  • shared reality
  • personhood
  • co-creation

• Let's Stay in Touch: Sharing Photos for Restoring Social Connectedness between Rehabilitants, Friends and Family

  Margit Biemans, Betsy van Dijk, Pavan Dadlani, Aart van Halteren (2009) — Proceedings of the 11th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '09)

  This paper presents a case study on using a photo sharing application to maintain social connectedness between people undergoing spinal cord lesion rehabilitation and their friends and family. Rehabilitation for spinal cord injuries often requires ex…

  • social connectedness
  • rehabilitation
  • spinal cord injury
  • photo sharing
  • assistive technology
  • social interaction
  • wellbeing
  • digital communication