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• “I’ve Become More Myself”: Challenges and Benefits of Engaging with ADHD Short-Form Video Content and Communities

  Nathalie Alexandra Tcherdakoff, Anna L. Cox, Jon Bird, Paul Marshall · 2026 · ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

  This qualitative interview study explores how 32 adult ADHDers relate to ADHD-focused Short-Form Video Content (SFVC) on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. The lead author — herself an ADHDer and SFVC user — uses reflexive thematic analysis grounded in feminist…

  ADHD · neurodivergence · neurodiversity · social media · online communities

• Synergy of Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality in Patient-focused Health and Well-Being Applications—A Systematic Review

  Tim Schwirtlich, Cheolmin Matthew Lee, Molly Beestrum, David C. Mohr · 2026 · ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare

  This systematic review, conducted by researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, maps the landscape of applications that combine artificial intelligence and extended reality (XR) for direct patient health and well-being outcomes. The review follows…

  extended reality · artificial intelligence · rehabilitation · mental health · accessibility

• Designing Socially Assistive Robots for Perinatal Depression Screening: Insights and Ethical Considerations from Two Exploratory Studies

  Mengyu Zhong, Lux Miranda, Fotios C. Papadopoulos, Katie Winkle, Alkistis Skalkidou, Ginevra Castellano · 2026 · ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction

  This paper reports two exploratory studies investigating the use of Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) for Perinatal Depression (PND) screening. PND affects up to 10% of individuals during pregnancy or postpartum, yet 50% of antenatal depression cases and 69% of PND cases go…

  socially assistive robots · mental health · perinatal depression · participatory design · human-robot interaction

• Mapping Caregiver Needs to AI Chatbot Design: Strengths and Gaps in Mental Health Support for Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregivers

  Jiayue Melissa Shi, Dong Whi Yoo, Keran Wang, Violeta J. Rodriguez, Ravi Karkar, Koustuv Saha · 2026 · ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare

  Family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) face significant mental health challenges — including stress, anxiety, depression, compassion fatigue, anticipatory grief, and burnout — yet have limited access to timely, affordable…

  AI chatbots · dementia caregiving · mental health · caregiver wellbeing · conversational AI

• Co-designing MESA-Bot: Enhancing Accessibility, Privacy, Security, and Trust in a Mental Health Chatbot for Older Adults

  Aishwarya Umeshkumar Surani, Sanchari Das · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  Surani and Das address the gap between accessibility design and privacy-and-security engineering in mental health chatbots for older adults, a population nearly a billion strong worldwide for whom cost, stigma, wait times, and digital-literacy barriers limit access to…

  older adults · mental health · chatbot · co-design · privacy

• Designing a Generative AI-Assisted Music Psychotherapy Tool for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals

  Youjin Choi, JaeYoung Moon, JinYoung Yoo, Jennifer G. Kim, Jin-Hyuk Hong · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  Choi and colleagues designed, built, and evaluated a generative-AI music psychotherapy tool co-designed with licensed Korean music therapists for deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) users. The work is motivated by the observation that music psychotherapy — which uses songwriting,…

  music therapy · deaf accessibility · DHH · generative AI · conversational agent

• From Daily Song to Daily Self: Supporting Emotional Growth of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals through Generative AI Songwriting

  Youjin Choi, JinYoung Yoo, JaeYoung Moon, Yoonjae Kim, Eun Young Lee, Jennifer G Kim, Jin-Hyuk Hong · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper introduces SoulNote, a generative-AI songwriting system designed to support sustained emotional growth for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) individuals through music-based journaling. The authors argue that prior music-GenAI accessibility work has focused on…

  Generative AI · Deaf and Hard of Hearing · songwriting · mental health · music accessibility

• VR Calm Plus: Coupling a Squeezable Tangible Interaction with Immersive VR for Stress Regulation

  He Zhang, Xinyang Li, Xingyu Zhou, Xinyi Fu · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  Zhang and colleagues build and evaluate VR Calm Plus, a VR stress-regulation system that pairs an immersive Meta Quest 3 experience with a squeezable plush toy instrumented with two force-sensitive resistors (FSRs) and a wireless biosensing wristband measuring…

  virtual reality · stress management · haptics · affective haptics · tangible interaction

• Navigating Neurodivergence with AI Chatbots: Benefits, Tensions, and Implications for HCI

  Deepak Giri, Erin Brady, Megh Marathe · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 short paper presents a qualitative interview study of how neurodivergent adults use AI chatbots (primarily ChatGPT) in everyday life, and what tensions arise. The authors conducted 23 semi-structured, 50-minute Zoom interviews with participants recruited via…

  neurodivergence · AI chatbots · ADHD · autism · masking

• Reassurance Robots: OCD in the Age of Generative AI

  Grace Barkhuff · 2026 · Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’26)

  This CHI 2026 Extended Abstracts paper by Grace Barkhuff (Georgia Tech) is an exploratory qualitative study of how generative AI tools, particularly ChatGPT, are reshaping the lived experience of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD is a mental health disorder characterized…

  OCD · Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder · generative AI · ChatGPT · mental health

• "I Felt Like I Was in a Fishbowl": Lived Experience with Telepresence and Non-Visible Disabilities in Higher Education

  Hanlin Zhang, Yifan Feng, Adam Walker, Jennifer A. Rode · 2025 · ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents the first ethnographic study of telepresence robot use by students with non-visible disabilities in higher education. The researchers conducted a 10-week ethnography in a postgraduate seminar course at University College London, where students could attend…

  telepresence · non-visible disability · neurodiversity · mental health · higher education

• Disclosure of Neurodivergence in Software Workplaces: a Mixed Methods Study of Forum and Survey Perspectives

  Kaia Newman, Sarah Snay, Madeline Endres, Manasvi Parikh, Andrew Begel · 2025 · ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents a large-scale mixed-methods study examining how neurodivergent software developers navigate the decision to disclose their neurodivergence at work. The researchers combined qualitative analysis of 99 posts and their comments from r/ADHD_Programmers (the…

  neurodiversity · disability disclosure · workplace accessibility · ADHD · autism

• "It was Mentally Painful to Try and Stop": Design Opportunities for Just-in-Time Interventions for People with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the Real World

  Ru Wang, Kexin Zhang, Yuqing Wang, Keri Brown, Yuhang Zhao · 2025 · ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents the first in-depth interview study examining the diverse triggers, compulsions, and self-management strategies of people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder to inform the design of just-in-time intervention technologies. The researchers interviewed 10 people…

  mental health · OCD · just-in-time intervention · exposure and response prevention · cognitive behavioral therapy

• Cognitive Accessibility of Digital Payments: A Literature Review

  Jiamin Dai, John Miedema, Sebastian Hernandez, Alexandra Sutton-Lalani, Karyn Moffatt · 2023 · Proceedings of the 20th International Web for All Conference (W4A '23)

  This literature review examines 30 scholarly publications (2012-2022) to characterize the cognitive accessibility challenges and design strategies for digital payments, focusing on the experiences of older adults and people with neurodiverse needs including dementia,…

  cognitive accessibility · financial technology · digital payments · banking accessibility · older adults

• Investigating Day-to-day Experiences with Conversational Agents by Users with Traumatic Brain Injury

  Hu, Yaxin, Lim, Hajin, Johnson, Hailey L., O'Shaughnessy, Josephine M., Kakonge, Lisa, Turkstra, Lyn, Duff, Melissa, Toma, Catalina, Mutlu, Bilge · 2023 · Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper presents a four-week in-the-wild field study investigating how nine adults with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the chronic stage (1-19 years post-injury) used Amazon Alexa on Echo Dot devices in their homes. TBI can cause a constellation of…

  traumatic brain injury · conversational agents · voice assistants · cognitive accessibility · assistive technology

• "I'm Ok Because I'm Alive": Understanding Socio-cultural Accessibility Barriers for Refugees with Disabilities in the US

  Foad Hamidi, Zulekha Karachiwalla · 2022 · Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This qualitative study investigates the accessibility barriers faced by refugees with disabilities in the United States, drawing on interviews with six experts who serve refugee populations in Baltimore, Maryland. The research was conducted during the first year of the COVID-19…

  refugees · disability · mental health · cultural barriers · language access

• Designing Post-Trauma Self-Regulation Apps for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  Krishna Venkatasubramanian, Tina-Marie Ranalli · 2022 · Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper explores how to design mobile apps that help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) engage in post-trauma self-regulation (PTSR) — activities that help manage negative emotional effects like anxiety, grief, and stress that arise from traumatic…

  intellectual disability · developmental disability · trauma-informed care · self-regulation · mental health

• Impact of Online Learning in the Context of COVID-19 on Undergraduates with Disabilities and Mental Health Concerns

  Han Zhang, Margaret Morris, Paula Nurius, Kelly Mack, Jennifer Brown, Kevin Kuehn, Yasaman Sefidgar, Xuhai Xu, Eve Riskin, Anind Dey, Jennifer Mankoff · 2022 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This mixed-methods study examined how the COVID-19 pandemic's shift to online learning affected undergraduate students with disabilities and mental health concerns at a large US public university. The researchers compared 28 students with disabilities/mental health concerns to…

  online learning · COVID-19 · mental health · higher education · disability

• Beyond Fun: Players' Experiences of Accessible Rehabilitation Gaming for Spinal Cord Injury

  Gabriele Cimolino, Sussan Askari, T.C. Nicholas Graham · 2021 · The 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2021)

  This paper explores how accessible rehabilitation games can affect the experiences of patients with spinal cord injury beyond simply making exercise more fun. Six participants with spinal cord injury (three with tetraplegia, three with paraplegia, aged 23-33) played three…

  spinal cord injury · rehabilitation · game accessibility · digital games · assistive technology

• How Online Tests Contribute to the Support System for People With Cognitive and Mental Disabilities

  Qisheng Li, Josephine Lee, Christina Zhang, Katharina Reinecke · 2021 · ASSETS '21: The 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  Approximately one in three people worldwide experience a cognitive or mental disability at some point in their lives, yet significant barriers — cost, lack of insurance, transportation, stigma, family resistance, and not knowing where to seek help — prevent many from obtaining…

  cognitive disability · mental health · online tests · self-diagnosis · disability identity

• Providing and Accessing Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Mental Health Professionals, Community and Vocational Support Providers, and Adults with ASD

  Tiffany Thang, Alice Liang, Yechan Choi, Adrian Parrales, Sara H. Kuang, Sri Kurniawan, Heather Perez · 2021 · Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This experience report examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the provision and receipt of essential services for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at Hope Services, a community center for adults with developmental disabilities in California. The researchers…

  autism spectrum disorder · telehealth · COVID-19 · mental health · developmental disability

• Designing Accessible, Explainable AI (XAI) Experiences

  Christine T. Wolf, Kathryn E. Ringland · 2020 · SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing

  This paper examines the intersection of explainable AI (XAI) and accessibility, identifying two primary concerns that the XAI field has largely overlooked. The first concern is accessibility at the XAI interface itself. While XAI techniques like visual explanations have made…

  explainable AI · accessibility · aging in place · mental health · digital mental health

• Accessible conversational user interfaces: considerations for design

  Kate Lister, Tim Coughlan, Francisco Iniesto, Nick Freear, Peter Devine · 2020 · Proceedings of the 17th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents the first comprehensive review of accessibility considerations for conversational user interfaces (CUIs) — a category that includes chatbots, voice-activated personal assistants (like Amazon Alexa and Apple Siri), interactive voice response (IVR) systems, and…

  conversational user interfaces · chatbots · voice assistants · cognitive accessibility · mental health

• Designing Mobile Persuasive Technology to Promote Mental Healthcare in Developing African Nations

  Makuochi Nkwo · 2019 · Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This doctoral consortium paper explores how mobile persuasive technology can be designed to promote positive mental healthcare behaviors in developing African nations, with Nigeria as the primary focus. The author identifies a critical gap: while mobile technologies…

  mental health · mobile health · persuasive technology · developing nations · Africa

• Understanding Mental Ill-health as Psychosocial Disability: Implications for Assistive Technology

  Kathryn E. Ringland, Jennifer Nicholas, Rachel Kornfield, Emily G. Lattie, David C. Mohr, Madhu Reddy · 2019 · Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019)

  This paper argues that mental ill-health — including depression, anxiety, and other mental, emotional, or cognitive experiences — should be understood as psychosocial disability and examined through a social model lens rather than exclusively through the medical model that…

  psychosocial disability · mental health · depression · anxiety · social model of disability