Reviews

Search results

• Accessibility-Driven Information Transformations in Mixed-Visual Ability Work Teams

  Yichun Zhao, Miguel A. Nacenta, Mahadeo A. Sukhai, Sowmya Somanath · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This paper presents a five-day diary study with follow-up interviews and two focus groups, examining how mixed-visual ability work teams perform accessibility-driven information transformations. The authors recruited 30 participants (18 BLV, 12 sighted) across seven teams…

  blind and low vision · workplace accessibility · mixed-ability teams · diary study · invisible work

• Understanding How Accessibility Practices Impact Teamwork in Mixed-Ability Teams that Collaborate Virtually

  Crescentia Jung, Kexin Cheng, Sharon Heung, Malte F. Jung, Shiri Azenkot · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper examines how accessibility practices shape teamwork in mixed-ability teams—teams composed of disabled and non-disabled members—who collaborate virtually. While prior research has documented individual access barriers and the accommodations used to address…

  mixed-ability teams · virtual collaboration · remote work · teamwork · accessibility practices

• Surveilling Suitability: How AI Hiring Interviews Impact Job Seekers with Disabilities

  Vaishnav Kameswaran, Valentina Hong, Jazmin Clark, Yu Hou, Hal Daumé III, Katie Shilton · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper reports a qualitative study of how AI-driven hiring interview platforms — asynchronous video interview tools (e.g., HireVue) that use AI to score candidates on facial expressions, vocal cues, and behavioural data — are perceived and experienced by job seekers…

  disability · AI hiring · surveillance · algorithmic bias · employment

• Lost in Translation: Understanding Autistic-Neurotypical Communication Style Differences in Job Postings

  Huining Feng, Zinat Ara, Andrew Hundt, Slobodan Vucetic, John Joon Young Chung, Sungsoo Ray Hong · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper investigates a concrete and consequential site of autistic-neurotypical (NT) communication mismatch: the written job posting. Autistic adults face an approximately 85% unemployment or underemployment rate (compared to 4% in the general US population), and…

  autism · autistic communication · communication style differences · autistic employment · double empathy problem

• Beyond Accessibility: Understanding the Ease of Use and Impacts of Digital Collaboration Tools for Blind and Low Vision Workers

  Taslima Akter, Aparajita S Marathe, Darren Gergle, Anne Marie Piper · 2025 · ASSETS '25: Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents results from a large-scale online survey of 155 blind and low vision (BLV) screen reader users, evaluating the ease of use of 30 widely used digital collaboration tools across five categories: videoconferencing, asynchronous messaging, collaborative writing,…

  blind and low vision · workplace accessibility · collaboration tools · screen readers · employment

• 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

• Designing Accessible Calendar Tools for Blind and Low-Vision Users

  Mahmut Erdemli · 2025 · ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This extended abstract investigates the accessibility challenges blind and low vision (BLV) users face with calendar applications and explores how voice-activated personal assistants (VAPAs) like Siri and Alexa can enhance calendar usability. The study employed a mixed-methods…

  blindness · low vision · calendar accessibility · voice assistants · co-design

• Improving the User Experience for Sign Language Interpreters in Remote Interpretation for Small Group Settings

  Roshan Mathew, Wendy Dannels · 2025 · Proceedings of the 22nd International Web for All Conference (W4A 2025)

  This study investigates whether increasing a sign language interpreter's visual access to a deaf client's environment through wider field-of-view (FoV) webcams and customizable screen layouts can enhance the user experience of remote small group interpretation. In traditional…

  video remote interpreting · sign language interpreting · deaf and hard of hearing · videoconferencing · field of view

• Investigating the Work Practices of Assembly Line Workers with Visual Impairments

  Mei-Lian Vader, Marjory Pineda, Ravi Kuber · 2025 · Proceedings of the 22nd International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper investigates the work practices and experiences of assembly line workers with visual impairments at Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM), an organization that provides training and employment to individuals with visual impairments across North America. The…

  workplace accessibility · visual impairment · employment · low-tech accessibility · tactile feedback

• Accessible workplace, inaccessible workflows: mandatory documents, challenges and workarounds in accessible onboarding

  Scott Hollier, Justin Brown, Ruchi Permvattana · 2025 · Proceedings of the 22nd International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This short paper presents a lived-experience case study from the Centre For Accessibility Australia (CFAA), a not-for-profit accessibility auditing organization where 9 of 12 staff have lived experience of disability, including the legally blind director who uses screen readers.…

  PDF accessibility · workplace accessibility · government forms · screen readers · document accessibility

• Accessible Workplaces through Accessible ICT Solutions and Inclusive Procurement Practices

  Radostina Tsvetkova · 2025 · Proceedings of the 22nd International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This short paper examines how accessible ICT solutions and inclusive procurement practices can help reduce digital barriers in workplaces, with a focus on the Norwegian context. Tsvetkova argues that inaccessible workplace technology is a significant barrier to employment for…

  accessible workplaces · inclusive procurement · digital inclusion · workplace accessibility · ICT accessibility

• AI and Gamification for Employees with ADHD: A Tool for Enhancing Workplace Focus & Productivity

  Tahani Jaser Alahmadi, Ruyouf AlKhuzaim, Meral AlHelwah, Abbrar AlOtaibi, Dima AlTammami, Daad AlSaqer · 2025 · Proceedings of the 22nd International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents WADAQ, an AI-driven gamification tool designed to support employees with ADHD in improving focus, task management, and workplace productivity. The system operates in three stages: first, machine learning classification models predict whether a user is likely…

  ADHD · gamification · machine learning · reinforcement learning · workplace accessibility

• Barriers to Employment: The Deaf Multimedia Authoring Tax

  Christian Vogler, Abraham Glasser, Raja Kushalnagar, Matthew Seita, Mariana Arroyo Chavez, Keith Delk, Paige DeVries, Molly Feanny, Bernard Thompson, James Waller · 2025 · Proceedings of the 22nd International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from Gallaudet University describes through firsthand experience the enormous additional burden — termed the "deaf multimedia authoring tax" — that deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people face when creating accessible multimedia content for the workplace. Written by a…

  deaf and hard of hearing · sign language · content creation · workplace accessibility · captioning

• "Pretty Much an Advocate as Well": Investigating the Experiences of Self-Employed Individuals with Visual Impairments

  Mei-Lian Vader, Marjory Pineda, Foad Hamidi, Ravi Kuber · 2024 · Proceedings of the 21st International Web for All Conference (W4A '24)

  This paper from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County explores the experiences of 14 self-employed individuals with visual impairments in the United States, examining how technology shapes their work as small business owners and independent contractors. Participants…

  blindness · visual impairment · self-employment · entrepreneurship · workplace accessibility

• "If I'm supposed to be the facilitator, I should be the host": Understanding the Accessibility of Videoconferencing for Blind and Low Vision Meeting Facilitators

  Taslima Akter, Yoonha Cha, Isabela Figueira, Stacy M. Branham, Anne Marie Piper · 2023 · ASSETS '23: Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper investigates how blind and low vision (BLV) professionals facilitate meetings using videoconferencing tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, and the unique accessibility challenges they face in leadership roles. While prior research has examined…

  blind and low vision · videoconferencing · remote work · screen readers · workplace accessibility

• Reading-Assistance Tools Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Computing Professionals in the U.S.: Their Reading Experiences, Interests and Perceptions of Social Accessibility

  Oliver Alonzo, Lisa Elliot, Becca Dingman, Sooyeon Lee, Akhter Al Amin, Matt Huenerfauth · 2022 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This research investigates the reading experiences, needs, and interests of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) computing professionals in Automatic Text Simplification (ATS) tools—software that automatically rewrites complex text to make it easier to read. The study addresses a gap…

  deaf · hard of hearing · DHH · automatic text simplification · reading assistance

• Exploring Information Systems for the Workplace Accommodation Process

  Shiya Cao · 2021 · Proceedings of the 18th International Web for All Conference (W4A '21)

  This extended abstract presents doctoral research exploring how information systems (IS) can facilitate the workplace accommodation process for employees with disabilities. The research is motivated by the persistent employment gap for people with disabilities — only 19.3% are…

  workplace accessibility · accommodations · information systems · disability employment · organizational accessibility

• Mixed Abilities and Varied Experiences: a group autoethnography of a virtual summer internship

  Kelly Mack, Maitraye Das, Dhruv Jain, Danielle Bragg, John Tang, Andrew Begel, Erin Beneteau, Josh Urban Davis, Abraham Glasser, Joon Sung Park, Venkatesh Potluri · 2021 · Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper presents a group autoethnography of Microsoft Research's Ability Team during the summer 2020 virtual internship — the company's first all-remote intern cohort. Eleven team members (6 authors, 5 meta-authors) journaled their experiences over three to four months,…

  remote work · mixed-ability teams · autoethnography · virtual collaboration · workplace accessibility

• Reading Experiences and Interest in Reading-Assistance Tools Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Computing Professionals

  Oliver Alonzo, Lisa Elliot, Becca Dingman, Matt Huenerfauth · 2020 · Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This study investigates whether Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) computing professionals are interested in Automatic Text Simplification (ATS) tools to assist with reading in their professional work. ATS software rewrites text to improve readability using lexical simplification…

  deaf and hard of hearing · automatic text simplification · reading accessibility · natural language processing · assistive technology

• Screen Magnification for Office Applications

  Hae-Na Lee, Vikas Ashok, IV Ramakrishnan · 2020 · Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2020)

  This demonstration paper presents MagPro, an interface augmentation for office productivity tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) designed to reduce the excessive panning and zooming that screen-magnifier users with low vision must perform. The core problem is that office…

  low vision · screen magnification · assistive technology · workplace accessibility · user interface design

• Chat in the Hat: A Portable Interpreter for Sign Language Users

  Larwan Berke, William Thies, Danielle Bragg · 2020 · Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper addresses a fundamental limitation of Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) sign language users: existing smartphone-based VRI requires the DHH person to either hold the phone with one hand (reducing signing to one-handed and causing…

  deaf and hard of hearing · sign language · video remote interpreting · augmented reality · workplace accessibility

• Disability, ICT and eLearning Platforms: Faculty-Facing Embedded Work Tools in Learning Management Systems

  Sushil K. Oswal · 2019 · Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019)

  This paper presents preliminary findings from a longitudinal study of the accessibility of the Canvas learning management system (LMS) for faculty with visual disabilities. What makes this study distinctive is its focus on the faculty-facing interface — nearly all prior research…

  learning management systems · higher education · screen readers · visual impairment · faculty accessibility

• Vocal Programming for People with Upper-Body Motor Impairments

  Lucas Rosenblatt, Patrick Carrington, Kotaro Hara, Jeffrey P. Bigham · 2018 · Proceedings of the 15th International Web for All Conference (W4A 2018)

  This paper presents VocalIDE, a prototype voice-based integrated development environment (IDE) designed to enable people with upper-body motor impairments to write and edit computer code using speech commands rather than a keyboard. Only 4% of professional programmers have…

  speech recognition · motor impairment · cerebral palsy · spinal cord injury · programming education

• Behavioral Changes in Speakers who are Automatically Captioned in Meetings with Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Peers

  Matthew Seita, Khaled Albusays, Sushant Kafle, Michael Stinson, Matt Huenerfauth · 2018 · Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2018)

  This study from Rochester Institute of Technology investigates a largely unexplored question: how does using an ASR-based captioning tool in meetings with deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) colleagues change the speaking behavior of hearing participants? While prior work has focused…

  deaf and hard of hearing · automatic speech recognition · captioning · communication accessibility · speech behavior

• Accessibility to Work from Home for the Disabled: The Need for a Shift in Management Style

  Rosemary Spark · 2017 · Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This short paper argues that working from home (telecommuting) offers significant benefits for people with disabilities but requires a fundamental shift in management practices to succeed. The author synthesizes research and policy evidence from Australia, the UK, US, and…

  telecommuting · remote work · disability employment · workplace accessibility · disability inclusion