Literature Reviews

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

• A Proxy Stakeholder Approach to Requirements Engineering for Inclusive Navigation

  Wei Wang, Anuradha Madugalla, John Grundy, John McIntosh, Pieter Hartel (2026) — ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology

  This paper introduces a "proxy stakeholder" framework for Requirements Engineering (RE) aimed at designing inclusive navigation software for individuals with cognitive impairments (IwCI). The authors argue that traditional RE elicitation techniques—i…

  • cognitive accessibility
  • wayfinding
  • requirements engineering
  • proxy stakeholders
  • inclusive navigation
  • inclusive design
  • mixed methods
  • caregivers
  • support workers

• A Support Worker Perspective on Use of New Technologies by People with Intellectual Disabilities

  Saminda Sundeepa Balasuriya, Laurianne Sitbon, Margot Brereton (2022) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This qualitative study examines how support workers and managers at Australian disability community day centres perceive and facilitate technology use by people with intellectual disabilities. The researchers interviewed 15 support workers and 5 mana…

  • intellectual disability
  • support workers
  • technology adoption
  • disability services
  • co-design
  • qualitative research
  • caregivers