Literature Reviews

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

• A Spellchecker for Dyslexia

  Luz Rello, Miguel Ballesteros, Jeffrey P. Bigham (2015) — ASSETS '15: Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This paper introduces Real Check, a spellchecker designed specifically to detect real-word errors—spelling mistakes that result in unintended but valid words (e.g., "form" instead of "from"). While dyslexia affects approximately 10% of the population…

  • dyslexia
  • spelling
  • natural language processing
  • real-word errors
  • assistive technology
  • writing support
  • machine learning

• "I'm treating it kind of like a diary": Characterizing How Users with Disabilities Use AI Chatbots

  Kayla Mullen, Wenhan Xue, Manasa Kudumu (2024) — Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2024)

  This study investigates how people with disabilities actually use LLM-based chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in their daily lives. While previous research has focused primarily on identifying harms that LLMs impose on the disabil…

  • large language models
  • AI chatbots
  • disability representation
  • disability justice
  • assistive AI
  • LLM bias
  • qualitative research
  • social support
  • writing support
  • neurodivergent