Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
19 results found tagged wheelchair accessibility.
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Evaluation of Scanning User Interfaces Using Real-Time-Data Usage Logs
This paper from Sheffield Hallam University and Barnsley District General Hospital presents a novel approach to evaluating electronic assistive technology (EAT) for people with severe disabilities through automated analysis of real-time usage logs. T…
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RouteCheckr: Personalized Multicriteria Routing for Mobility Impaired Pedestrians
This paper presents RouteCheckr, a client/server system for personalised pedestrian navigation that calculates routes optimised for multiple criteria relevant to mobility impaired users. The authors identify three key shortcomings of existing navigat…
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IncluCity: Using Contextual Cues to Raise Awareness on Environmental Accessibility
This paper investigates whether contextual cues — specifically photographs and precise location information — can make accessibility awareness campaigns more effective at changing public attitudes toward disability and environmental barriers. Traditi…
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Accessibility and The Crowded Sidewalk: Micromobility's Impact on Public Space
This paper examines how micromobility devices — e-scooters, dockless bikes, and autonomous personal delivery devices (PDDs) — impact the accessibility of public sidewalks and pathways for people with disabilities. Drawing on 24 semi-structured interv…
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The Gest-Rest: A Pressure-Sensitive Chairable Input Pad for Power Wheelchair Armrests
This paper introduces the Gest-Rest, a pressure-sensitive input device designed to fit over a standard power wheelchair armrest, enabling users to perform touch and gesture interactions without needing to reach for or hold a separate device. The conc…
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"But, I Don't Want/Need a Power Wheelchair": Toward Accessible Power Assistance for Manual Wheelchairs
This paper explores the needs, expectations, and experiences of manual wheelchair users regarding power assist devices — motorized attachments that augment a manual wheelchair's propulsion without converting it into a full power wheelchair. Manual wh…
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Interactively Modeling and Visualizing Neighborhood Accessibility at Scale: An Initial Study of Washington DC
This poster paper from the University of Maryland and University of Washington presents two prototype tools — AccessScore and AccessVisDC — for modeling and visualizing neighborhood-level physical accessibility for people with mobility impairments. T…
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Exploring the Data Tracking and Sharing Preferences of Wheelchair Athletes
This paper explores how wheelchair basketball players want to use and share automatically tracked performance data, using a prototype sensor device as a discussion probe. The researchers interviewed 15 wheelchair basketball players (mean age 33, 1 fe…
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An overview of programs and projects at the Rehabilitation Research and Development Center
This paper provides an overview of the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center (RR&D), a federal laboratory at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center dedicated to developing assistive technologies for disabled veterans. With approximately fifty re…
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A survey of open accessibility data
This paper surveys the landscape of open accessibility data in the UK, focusing on geographic and location-based datasets that could help people with disabilities navigate physical spaces and plan travel. The authors examine five data sources: Wheelm…