Anticipate and adjust: Cultivating access in human-centered methods
Methods are fundamental to doing research and can directly impact who is included in
scientific advances. Given accessibility research's increasing popularity and pervasive …
scientific advances. Given accessibility research's increasing popularity and pervasive …
Hacking, switching, combining: understanding and supporting DIY assistive technology design by blind people
Existing assistive technologies (AT) often fail to support the unique needs of blind and
visually impaired (BVI) people. Thus, BVI people have become domain experts in …
visually impaired (BVI) people. Thus, BVI people have become domain experts in …
Psst: Enabling blind or visually impaired developers to author sonifications of streaming sensor data
We present the first toolkit that equips blind and visually impaired (BVI) developers with the
tools to create accessible data displays. Called PSST (Physical computing Streaming …
tools to create accessible data displays. Called PSST (Physical computing Streaming …
Weaving by touch: A case analysis of accessible making
The rise of maker communities and fabrication tools creates new opportunities for
participation in design work. With this has come an interest in increasing the accessibility of …
participation in design work. With this has come an interest in increasing the accessibility of …
Understanding audio production practices of people with vision impairments
The advent of digital audio workstations and other digital audio tools has brought a critical
shift in the audio industry by empowering amateur and professional audio content creators …
shift in the audio industry by empowering amateur and professional audio content creators …
Systematic Literature Review on Making and Accessibility
S Sarwar, D Wilson - Proceedings of the 24th International ACM …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The making phenomenon encompasses a broad range of recent developments in personal
design and fabrication capabilities, such as 3D printing and related techniques. As part of …
design and fabrication capabilities, such as 3D printing and related techniques. As part of …
Bespoke reflections: Creating a one-handed braille keyboard
A plethora of assistive technologies are designed to cater to relatively common types of
disabilities. However, some people have disabilities or circumstances that fall outside these …
disabilities. However, some people have disabilities or circumstances that fall outside these …
Tapeblocks: A making toolkit for people living with intellectual disabilities
The accessibility and affordability of tangible electronic toolkits are significant barriers to
their uptake by people with disabilities. We present the design and evaluation of …
their uptake by people with disabilities. We present the design and evaluation of …
Empowering blind musicians to compose and notate music with soundcells
WC Payne, F Ahmed, M Zachor, M Gardell… - Proceedings of the 24th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Commercial technologies for notating music pose usage barriers to blind and visually
impaired (BVI) musicians because they use graphic user interfaces and only produce visual …
impaired (BVI) musicians because they use graphic user interfaces and only produce visual …
Making the maker movement more inclusive: Lessons learned from a course on accessibility in making
Making and the” maker movement” have been growing in popularity as a progressive
educational approach. However, researchers have leveled critiques of making as being …
educational approach. However, researchers have leveled critiques of making as being …