Literature Reviews

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

• Autistic Adults' Perspectives on Self-Expression and Dyadic vs. Group Interactions in AR Telepresence

  Mahrukh Tauseef, Alexandra Watkins, Zalen Ingram, Rendong Zhang, Akshith Ullal, Ritam Ghosh, Amy Sue Weitlauf, Zachary Warren, Nilanjan Sarkar (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper investigates how autistic adults experience augmented reality (AR) telepresence as a medium for social interaction, a population whose needs are largely absent from existing avatar and social VR/AR research. Motivated by the high …

  • autism
  • augmented reality
  • avatars
  • social presence
  • telepresence
  • participatory design
  • self-expression
  • neurodiversity
  • sensory sensitivity
  • co-design

• Robots for Older Adults: A Scoping Review

  Samuel A. Olatunji, Yao-Lin Tsai, Saathveek A. Gowrishankar, Megan A. Bayles, Wendy A. Rogers (2026) — ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction

  This mixed-method scoping review in the ACM Journal of Human-Robot Interaction establishes the state of the science for robots supporting older adults, covering 205 empirical studies published from 2010 through 2022. The review follows PRISMA reporti…

  • human-robot interaction
  • robots
  • older adults
  • aging
  • assistive technology
  • scoping review
  • ADL
  • IADL
  • EADL
  • social robots
  • telepresence
  • user-centered design

• Mosaic: Collaborative Ways for Older Adults to Use Their Expertise through Information Technologies

  Atsushi Hiyama, Masatomo Kobayashi, Hironobu Takagi, Michitaka Hirose (2014) — ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing, Issue 110

  This SIGACCESS Newsletter article from IBM Research Tokyo and the University of Tokyo argues that accessibility research for older adults has focused too narrowly on healthcare and assistive tools that compensate for declining abilities, and proposes…

  • aging
  • older adults
  • hyper-aged society
  • senior cloud
  • crowdsourcing
  • telepresence
  • remote work
  • social inclusion
  • ICT for aging
  • workforce participation

• Using a Telepresence Robot to Improve Self-Efficacy of People with Developmental Disabilities

  Natalie Friedman, Alex Cabral (2018) — Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '18)

  This student research paper investigates whether telepresence robots can improve the self-efficacy and wellbeing of people with developmental disabilities (DD) by enabling them to remotely explore public spaces. People with DD often depend on others …

  • developmental disability
  • telepresence
  • robotics
  • self-efficacy
  • community participation
  • social accessibility
  • wellbeing
  • intellectual disability

• Enhancing Video Communication Experience for Low Vision Users

  Andreas Sackl, Raimund Schatz, Bruno Gardlo, Manfred Tscheligi (2021) — Proceedings of the 18th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper investigates whether real-time video enhancement techniques can improve the video chat experience for people with low vision. The researchers extended an existing custom video player with video chat capabilities, allowing users to individu…

  • low vision
  • video communication
  • visual enhancement
  • user experience
  • assistive technology
  • telepresence
  • facial emotion recognition

• "I Felt Like I Was in a Fishbowl": Lived Experience with Telepresence and Non-Visible Disabilities in Higher Education

  Hanlin Zhang, Yifan Feng, Adam Walker, Jennifer A. Rode (2025) — ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents the first ethnographic study of telepresence robot use by students with non-visible disabilities in higher education. The researchers conducted a 10-week ethnography in a postgraduate seminar course at University College London, w…

  • telepresence
  • non-visible disability
  • neurodiversity
  • mental health
  • higher education
  • ethnography
  • autism
  • ADHD
  • PTSD
  • social model of disability