What do we mean by “accessibility research”? A literature survey of accessibility papers in CHI and ASSETS from 1994 to 2019

K Mack, E McDonnell, D Jain, L Lu Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Accessibility research has grown substantially in the past few decades, yet there has been
no literature review of the field. To understand current and historical trends, we created and …

An insight into smartphone-based assistive solutions for visually impaired and blind people: issues, challenges and opportunities

A Khan, S Khusro - Universal Access in the Information Society, 2021 - Springer
Blind people are confronting a number of challenges in performing activities of daily life such
as reading labels on a product, identification of currency notes, exploring unknown spaces …

Mapping 20 years of accessibility research in HCI: A co-word analysis

Z Sarsenbayeva, N van Berkel, D Hettiachchi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
We employ hierarchical clustering, strategic diagrams, and network core–periphery analysis
to assess and visualise the intellectual progress of accessibility research within HCI in the …

Modeling touch-based menu selection performance of blind users via reinforcement learning

Z Li, YJ Ko, A Putkonen, S Feiz, V Ashok… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Although menu selection has been extensively studied in HCI, most existing studies have
focused on sighted users, leaving blind users' menu selection under-studied. In this paper …

BrushLens: hardware interaction proxies for accessible touchscreen interface actuation

C Liang, Y Iravantchi, T Krolikowski, R Geng… - Proceedings of the 36th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Touchscreen devices, designed with an assumed range of user abilities and interaction
patterns, often present challenges for individuals with diverse abilities to operate …

GuideCopter-A precise drone-based haptic guidance interface for blind or visually impaired people

F Huppert, G Hoelzl, M Kranz - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Drone assisted navigation aids for supporting walking activities of visually impaired have
been established in related work but fine-point object grasping tasks and the object …

Design guidelines and recommendations for multimodal, touchscreen-based graphics

JL Gorlewicz, JL Tennison, PM Uesbeck… - ACM Transactions on …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
With content rapidly moving to the electronic space, access to graphics for individuals with
visual impairments is a growing concern. Recent research has demonstrated the potential …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive mapping without vision: Comparing wayfinding performance after learning from digital touchscreen-based multimodal maps vs. embossed tactile …

NA Giudice, BA Guenther, NA Jensen… - Frontiers in Human …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This article starts by discussing the state of the art in accessible interactive maps for use by
blind and visually impaired (BVI) people. It then describes a behavioral experiment …

Smartphone usage by expert blind users

M Jain, N Diwakar, M Swaminathan - … of the 2021 CHI Conference on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
People with vision impairments access smartphones with the help of screen reader apps
such as TalkBack for Android and VoiceOver for iPhone. Prior research has mostly focused …

A glimpse into smartphone screen reader use among blind teenagers in rural Nepal

P Sankhi, FE Sandnes - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Access to appropriate assistive technology is a challenge worldwide and especially
in low GDP-per-capita countries. Nepal is one example of a country with several coinciding …