Literature Reviews

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

• Physical Usability and the Mobile Web

  Shari Trewin (2006) — Proceedings of the 2006 International Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This paper systematically compares the physical usability challenges faced by desktop web users with motor impairments and mobile web users, identifying where their needs overlap and diverge. Trewin first catalogs the interaction landscape for users …

  • motor accessibility
  • mobile accessibility
  • physical disability
  • device independence
  • input methods
  • keyboard accessibility
  • target size
  • text entry