Literature Reviews

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

• What difference does tech make? Conceptualizations of Disability and Assistive Technology among Kenyan Youth

  Giulia Barbareschi, Norah Shitawa Kopi, Ben Oldfrey, Catherine Holloway (2021) — Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '21)

  This paper examines how young Kenyans without disabilities conceptualize both disability and assistive technology (AT), addressing a significant gap in accessibility research that has predominantly focused on Global North perspectives. While over 80%…

  • disability stigma
  • assistive technology
  • Global South
  • Kenya
  • youth attitudes
  • disability perception
  • qualitative research
  • social model of disability