Literature Reviews

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

• Solo: Interactive Task Guidance

  Edmund LoPresti, Ned Kirsch, Richard Simpson, Debra Schreckenghost (2005) — Proceedings of the 7th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '05)

  This paper describes Solo, a cognitive orthosis being developed by AT Sciences, the University of Michigan, the University of Pittsburgh, and TRACLabs to help cognitively impaired clients and their caregivers manage daily activities. Solo builds on t…

  • cognitive assistive technology
  • traumatic brain injury
  • cognitive disability
  • task guidance
  • scheduling
  • independent living
  • telerehabilitation
  • cognitive prosthetic

• Naming Practice on an Open Platform for People with Aphasia

  Chris Benjamin, Jesse Harris, Alex Moncrief, Gail Ramsberger, Clayton Lewis (2008) — Proceedings of the 10th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '08)

  This paper presents Banga, a prototype software system built on the Android open-source mobile platform to deliver word finding practice — a form of speech-language therapy — to people with aphasia. Aphasia, a language disorder typically caused by st…

  • aphasia
  • naming practice
  • word finding
  • mobile health
  • Android
  • telerehabilitation
  • speech-language therapy
  • open source
  • assistive technology

• "I'm Just Overwhelmed": Investigating Physical Therapy Accessibility and Technology Interventions for People with Disabilities and/or Chronic Conditions

  Momona Yamagami, Kelly Mack, Jennifer Mankoff, Katherine M. Steele (2022) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This interview study examines physical therapy (PT) accessibility for people with disabilities and/or chronic conditions (da/cc), investigating both the barriers they face and opportunities for technology to help. The researchers conducted hour-long …

  • physical therapy
  • chronic conditions
  • healthcare accessibility
  • telerehabilitation
  • wearable technology
  • symptom fluctuation
  • insurance barriers
  • at-home exercise

• Towards Effective Telerehabilitation: Assessing Effects of Applying Augmented Reality in Remote Rehabilitation of Patients Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis

  Magdalena Pruszyńska, Marta Milewska-Jędrzejczak, Igor Bednarski, Piotr Szpakowski, Andrzej Głąbiński, Sławomir Konrad Tadeja (2022) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper presents a randomized controlled trial evaluating augmented reality-based telerehabilitation for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study involved 30 patients with relapsing-remitting MS, randomly assigned to either an AR intervent…

  • augmented reality
  • telerehabilitation
  • multiple sclerosis
  • motor rehabilitation
  • upper limb function
  • neuroplasticity
  • remote healthcare

• ARMStrokes: A Mobile App for Everyday Stroke Rehabilitation

  Jin Guo, Ted Smith, David Messing, Ziying Tang, Sonia Lawson, Jinjuan Heidi Feng (2015) — ASSETS '15: Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This paper presents ARMStrokes, an iPhone application that enables stroke survivors to perform upper extremity rehabilitation exercises anywhere and anytime using only built-in smartphone sensors. Stroke affects over 795,000 Americans annually and of…

  • stroke rehabilitation
  • mobile health
  • exergames
  • upper extremity
  • motor impairment
  • physical therapy
  • gamification
  • smartphone sensors
  • telerehabilitation
  • occupational therapy