Literature Reviews

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

• Tactile Materials in Practice: Understanding the Experiences of Teachers of the Visually Impaired

  Mahika Phutane, Julie Wright, Brenda Veronica Castro, Lei Shi, Simone R. Stern, Holly M. Lawson, Shiri Azenkot (2022) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This research investigates how Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs) create, acquire, and use tactile materials—tactile graphics, 3D models, and real objects—in their educational practice. Despite growing research interest in tactile material crea…

  • visual impairment
  • blindness
  • tactile graphics
  • 3D models
  • education
  • teachers of the visually impaired
  • Expanded Core Curriculum
  • braille
  • orientation and mobility

• How Teachers of the Visually Impaired Compensate with the Absence of Accessible Block-Based Languages

  Aboubakar Mountapmbeme, Stephanie Ludi (2021) — Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '21)

  This paper reports on an interview study with twelve teachers of K-12 students with visual impairments (TVIs) across the United States, investigating how they navigate the lack of fully accessible block-based programming environments. Block-based pro…

  • visual impairment
  • block-based programming
  • K-12 education
  • computer science education
  • accessible programming
  • teachers of the visually impaired
  • assistive technology
  • screen readers