ReviewFrontiers in rehabilitation sciences2023
Assessing the implementation of user-centred design standards on assistive technology for persons with visual impairments: a systematic review.
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- Contribution of artificial intelligence research to the development of inclusive applications for people with disabilities: A scoping review (2015-2025).PLOS digital health · 2026Article
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- Indoor Navigation for People With Visual Impairment in Canada: Participatory Co-Design and Interdisciplinary Study of the Edge A-Eye Platform.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- An Indoor Accessibility Assessment Framework Based on Multimodal Sensing and Explainable Machine Learning: A Case Study of a Tactile Museum for People with Visual Impairments.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Accessibility of Digital Financial Applications for People With Visual Impairment: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Modeling the networking between hospitals and follow-up care providers during discharge management - Insights from eight structured interviews.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- A Social Justice Approach to Assistive Technology and Well-Being of People With Visual Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Qualitative Narrative Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- Challenges and Opportunities of the Human-Centered Design Approach: Case Study Development of an Assistive Device for the Navigation of Persons With Visual Impairment.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- Embedded solution to detect and classify head level objects using stereo vision for visually impaired people with audio feedback.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A wearable obstacle avoidance device for visually impaired individuals with cross-modal learning.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Understanding the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Technologies for People With Visual Impairments: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Advancements in Smart Wearable Mobility Aids for Visual Impairments: A Bibliometric Narrative Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Despite scientific and technological advances in the field of assistive technology (AT) for people with visual impairment (VI), technological designs are frequently based on a poor understanding of the physical and social context of use, resulting in devices that are less than optimal for their intended beneficiaries. To resolve this situation, user-centred approaches in the development process of AT have been widely adopted in recent years. However, there is a lack of systematization on the application of this approach. This systematic review registered in PROSPERO (CRD42022307466), assesses the application of the ISO 9241-210 human-centred design principles in allegedly "user-centred designed" AT developments for persons with VI (see Supplementary PROSPERO Protocol). The results point to a wide variation of the depth of understanding of user needs, a poor characterization of the application of the User Centred Design (UCD) approach in the initial design phases or in the early prototyping, and a vague description of user feedback and device iteration. Among the principles set out in ISO 9241-210, the application of 5.6: "the design team includes multidisciplinary skills and perspectives" is the one for which the least evidence is found. The results show there is not enough evidence to fully assess the impact of UCD in (1) promoting innovation regarding AT products and practices, and (2) Judging if AT produced following such standards is leading to better user access, wellbeing outcomes and satisfaction. To address this gap it is necessary to, first, generate better implementation of UCD in AT development and second, to strengthen evidence regarding the implementation and outcomes of using UCD for AT. To better engage with the realities of persons with VI, we propose capacity building across development teams regarding UCD, its principles and components; better planning for UCD implementation; and cross-fertilization across engineering disciplines and social and clinical science. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=307466 PROSPERO (CRD42022307466).
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