Literature Reviews

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

• Leveraging Large Data Sets for User Requirements Analysis

  Maria K. Wolters, Vicki L. Hanson, Johanna D. Moore (2011) — The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2011)

  This paper demonstrates a novel methodology for using large-scale demographic surveys to inform the design of accessible technology. Rather than conducting specialized usability studies with small samples, the authors repurpose the English Longitudin…

  • inclusive design
  • aging
  • spoken dialogue systems
  • telecare
  • user requirements
  • design exclusion
  • hearing
  • dexterity
  • mobility
  • literacy
  • older adults

• User requirement analysis for a railway ticketing portal with emphasis on semantic accessibility for older users

  Michael Leitner, Özge Subasi, Norman Höller, Arjan Geven, Manfred Tscheligi (2009) — Proceedings of the 2009 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This paper investigates the user requirements of older adults using an online railway ticketing portal operated by a nationwide Austrian railway company. The researchers employed a mixed-methods approach combining a large-scale online questionnaire (…

  • older adults
  • semantic accessibility
  • user requirements
  • universal accessibility
  • e-commerce accessibility
  • user-centered design
  • web accessibility