Literature Reviews

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

• Towards Accessible Touch Interfaces

  Tiago Guerreiro, Hugo Nicolau, Joaquim Jorge, Daniel Gonçalves (2010) — Proceedings of the 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)

  This paper presents an empirical evaluation of touch screen interaction techniques with 15 tetraplegic users, aiming to provide evidence-based guidance for designing accessible mobile touch interfaces. The authors recognized that while touch screen d…

  • touch screen accessibility
  • motor impairment
  • tetraplegia
  • mobile devices
  • interaction techniques
  • target acquisition
  • inclusive design

• Designing for Individuals: Usable Touch-Screen Interaction through Shared User Models

  Kyle Montague, Vicki L. Hanson, Andy Cobley (2012) — Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper introduces the Shared User Modelling (SUM) Framework, a system that collects touch interaction data during normal application use to build a user model that can be shared across multiple applications and devices via web services. Unlike tr…

  • touch screen accessibility
  • adaptive interface
  • user model
  • mobile accessibility
  • visual impairment
  • motor impairment
  • personalization