Literature Reviews

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

• ForeSee: A Customizable Head-Mounted Vision Enhancement System for People with Low Vision

  Yuhang Zhao, Sarit Szpiro, Shiri Azenkot (2015) — ASSETS '15: Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This paper presents ForeSee, a video see-through augmented reality system that enhances the visual experience for people with low vision. Unlike assistive technologies that bypass vision entirely (like screen readers), ForeSee leverages users' remain…

  • low vision
  • augmented reality
  • head-mounted display
  • vision enhancement
  • magnification
  • assistive technology
  • customization

• LVRS: the low vision research system

  M. Krell (1994) — Proceedings of the First Annual ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '94)

  This 1994 paper introduces the Low Vision Research System (LVRS), a computer-based research tool designed for vision researchers developing vision enhancement systems for people with low vision. The system comprises three integrated components: warpi…

  • low vision
  • vision enhancement
  • image processing
  • image warping
  • digital video
  • filtering
  • research tools
  • assistive technology development
  • visual impairment

• Designing and Evaluating a Customizable Head-mounted Vision Enhancement System for People with Low Vision

  Yuhang Zhao, Sarit Szpiro, Lei Shi, Shiri Azenkot (2019) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper presents ForeSee, a customizable head-mounted display (HMD) system that enhances the visual experience of people with low vision using real-time image processing techniques. The system offers five enhancement methods — magnification, contr…

  • low vision
  • head-mounted display
  • vision enhancement
  • magnification
  • edge enhancement
  • contrast enhancement
  • smartwatch
  • speech commands
  • customization
  • wearable technology