Literature Reviews

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

• HaWCoS: The "Hands-free" Wheelchair Control System

  Torsten Felzer, Bernd Freisleben (2002) — Proceedings of the Fifth International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets 02)

  This paper introduces HaWCoS (Hands-free Wheelchair Control System), a system that enables people with severe physical disabilities to control an electrically powered wheelchair using muscle contractions from any single muscle group in their body, wi…

  • electromyography
  • wheelchair control
  • physical disability
  • alternative input
  • assistive technology
  • hands-free interaction
  • EMG signals