Literature Reviews

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

• ACES: Aphasia Emulation, Realism, and the Turing Test

  Joshua Hailpern, Marina Danilevsky, Karrie Karahalios (2011) — Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2011)

  This paper validates the realism of ACES (Aphasia Characteristics Emulation Software), a system that distorts a user's instant messages to simulate the communication effects of aphasia, allowing caregivers, therapists, and family members to experienc…

  • aphasia
  • empathy
  • disability simulation
  • language disorders
  • instant messaging
  • Turing test
  • speech and hearing science
  • caregiver training