Literature Reviews

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

• Disability design and innovation in computing research in low resource settings

  Dafne Zuleima Morgado-Ramirez, Giulia Barbareschi, Maggie Kate Donovan-Hall, Mohammad Sobuh, Nida' Elayyan, Brenda T Nakandi, Robert Tamale Ssekitoleko, Joyce Olenja, Grace Nyachomba Magomere, Sibylle Daymond, Jake Honeywill, Ian Harris, Nancy Mbugua, Laurence Kenney, Catherine Holloway (2020) — Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This experience report from a large international team spanning UCL, University of Southampton, University of Jordan, Makerere University (Uganda), University of Nairobi (Kenya), University of Salford, and the Global Disability Innovation Hub present…

  • disability innovation
  • ICT4D
  • low resource settings
  • Disability Interaction
  • inclusive design
  • Global South
  • participatory design
  • wheelchair provision
  • prosthetics
  • mobile phones
  • co-design

• Designing with Tensions: Understanding Professionals' Needs in Integrating AI Chatbots for Wheelchair Assessment Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

  Wen Mo, Aneesha Singh, Amid Ayobi, Catherine Holloway (2025) — Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2025)

  This paper investigates the potential and limitations of integrating AI chatbots into wheelchair assessment services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where approximately 65-95% of people needing wheelchairs lack access to one. The researc…

  • wheelchair provision
  • AI chatbot
  • assistive technology services
  • low- and middle-income countries
  • digital health
  • wheelchair assessment
  • tension-informed design
  • rehabilitation