Supporting effective alternative access for individuals with physical disabilities: state of the science, emerging technologies, and future research directions.
Alternative access methods accommodate an individual's specific physical disability, by adjusting the typical keyboard/mouse/touchscreen interface or using an alternative interface such as head controls, eye trackers, or switches. Ideally, they allow for efficient and comfortable use of any computin...
| Publicado en: | AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 304 - 318 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=187097911&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 187097911 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 07434618 9OD jtl: AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication issn: 07434618 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Sep2025 vid: 41 iid: 3 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 187097911 10.1080/07434618.2025.2499676 ppf: 304 ppct: 14 formats: tig: atl: Supporting effective alternative access for individuals with physical disabilities: state of the science, emerging technologies, and future research directions. aug: au: Koester, Heidi Koch Fager, Susan Gormley, Jessica Jakobs, Erik Johnsen, Kelli Brumberg, Jon affil: RERC on AAC, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA Koester Performance Research, Asheville, North Carolina, USA University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA su: Motor ability Facilitated communication Research funding Artificial intelligence Assistive technology Medical research Keyboards (Electronics) People with disabilities User interfaces sug: subj: Motor ability Facilitated communication Research funding Artificial intelligence Assistive technology Medical research Keyboards (Electronics) People with disabilities User interfaces keyword: alternative access assessment motor impairment ab: Alternative access methods accommodate an individual's specific physical disability, by adjusting the typical keyboard/mouse/touchscreen interface or using an alternative interface such as head controls, eye trackers, or switches. Ideally, they allow for efficient and comfortable use of any computing device, such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones. This paper reviews the literature to address two main questions: how well do existing access methods meet users' needs? And what is the best way to choose the "right" access method(s) for a given individual? We report on typing speeds for various access methods across 57 studies, as well as experimental multimodal access methods across 34 papers. Results support the intuitive understanding that the access method affects the end user's experience and productivity. We also reviewed 33 papers and resources related to alternative access assessment and service provision. Existing evidence remains emerging and suggests that use of a systematic, user-centered approach to alternative access assessment may reap significant benefits, including better team performance and improved user satisfaction. Yet although many alternative access assessment resources are available, providers may not always use them. While today's alternative access methods can be an impactful means of enabling participation for people with physical disabilities, there is room for improvement, both in the access methods themselves, as well as their associated service provision and support. To identify and implement these improvements, the field needs research and development that is fully inclusive of people with disabilities in all phases of the work. We list some additional priorities for future work. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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