Literature Reviews

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

• How Do Professionals Who Create Computing Technologies Consider Accessibility?

  Cynthia Putnam, Kathryn Wozniak, Mary Jo Zefeldt, Jinghui Cheng, Morgan Caputo, Carl Duffield (2012) — Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2012)

  This paper presents survey findings about how UX and HCI professionals consider accessibility in their work, based on responses from 199 participants representing a wide range of job titles and nationalities (recruited via IxDA, SIGCHI, and UPA chann…

  • inclusive design
  • accessibility education
  • UX professionals
  • HCI
  • organizational accessibility
  • empathy
  • accessibility advocacy
  • survey research
  • professional practice

• Computer Usage by Children with Down Syndrome: Challenges and Future Research

  Jinjuan Feng, Jonathan Lazar, Libby Kumin, Ant Ozok (2010) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This landmark study presents findings from a large-scale survey of approximately 600 parents of children with Down syndrome (DS) about their children's computer usage challenges. The research addresses a critical gap: while DS characteristics are wel…

  • Down syndrome
  • cognitive accessibility
  • developmental disabilities
  • children
  • survey research
  • input devices
  • educational technology

• "It Was Something I Naturally Found Worked and Heard About Later": An Investigation of Body Doubling with Neurodivergent Participants

  Tessa Eagle, Kathryn E. Ringland (2024) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This study investigates body doubling—using the presence of others to initiate, maintain focus on, or complete tasks—as a community-driven practice among neurodivergent individuals. The researchers conducted an online survey of 220 participants (193 …

  • neurodivergence
  • ADHD
  • autism
  • executive function
  • task management
  • community-driven research
  • self-accommodation
  • survey research

• A Survey on the Accessibility Awareness of People Involved in Web Development Projects in Brazil

  Andre P. Freire, Cibele M. Russo, Renata P. M. Fortes (2008) — Proceedings of the 2008 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This paper presents one of the largest surveys of its time examining how people involved in web development projects in Brazil perceive and address accessibility. The researchers conducted an exploratory study using a web-based questionnaire distribu…

  • web accessibility
  • survey research
  • developer awareness
  • accessibility education
  • accessibility legislation
  • Brazil
  • WCAG knowledge
  • assistive technology awareness

• A Survey of Technology Accessibility Problems Faced by Older Users in China

  Dengfeng Yao, Yunfeng Qiu, Zaixin Du, Jianqing Ma, Harry Huang (2009) — Proceedings of the 2009 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This paper presents the broadest survey of web accessibility for older users conducted in China at the time, with 180 valid responses from participants across all 25 Chinese provinces. The web-based questionnaire was supplemented with in-person discu…

  • aging
  • older adults
  • digital divide
  • global accessibility
  • survey research
  • China
  • accessibility barriers
  • accessibility policy

• Should I Say "Disabled People" or "People with Disabilities"? Language Preferences of Disabled People Between Identity- and Person-First Language

  Ather Sharif, Aedan Liam McCall, Kianna Roces Bolante (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper presents the largest empirical study to date on the language preferences of disabled people regarding identity-first language (IFL, e.g., "disabled people") versus person-first language (PFL, e.g., "people with disabilities"). The research…

  • disability language
  • identity-first language
  • person-first language
  • disability identity
  • survey research
  • intersectionality
  • disability studies
  • academic publishing