Literature Reviews

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

• Echolocation as a Means for People with Visual Impairment (PVI) to Acquire Spatial Knowledge of Virtual Space

  Ronny Andrade, Jenny Waycott, Steven Baker, Frank Vetere (2021) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This study investigates whether echolocation—the use of sound reflections to perceive spatial information—can enable people with visual impairment (PVI) to acquire spatial knowledge of virtual environments. The researchers built a virtual world using…

  • visual impairment
  • blindness
  • echolocation
  • virtual reality
  • gaming
  • spatial knowledge
  • mental maps
  • audio games
  • game accessibility