Literature Reviews

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

• Effect of Caption Width on the TV User Experience by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Viewers

  Abraham Glasser, Joseline Garcia, Chang Hwang, Christian Vogler, Raja Kushalnagar (2021) — Proceedings of the 18th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This study from Rochester Institute of Technology and Gallaudet University investigates how caption line width affects the viewing experience for Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) viewers. Captioning technology has not kept pace with the shift from broa…

  • captioning
  • deaf and hard of hearing
  • video accessibility
  • user experience
  • media accessibility
  • video customization

• FocusView: Understanding and Customizing Informational Video Watching Experiences for Viewers with ADHD

  Hanxiu Hazel Zhu, Ruijia Chen, Yuhang Zhao (2025) — ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents FocusView, an AI-powered video customization interface designed to help viewers with ADHD reduce distractions and maintain focus when watching informational videos. The research addresses the critical gap that while videos have be…

  • ADHD
  • video accessibility
  • video customization
  • distraction reduction
  • cognitive accessibility
  • computer vision
  • assistive technology
  • user preferences
  • informational videos