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• Let's Make a Community [of Practice]: Using Community-Based Participatory Design to Support Interdependence

  Elaine Czech, Dan Bennett, Grace Jane Stangroome, Vanessa Aisyahsari Hanschke, Amy Ingold, Paul Marshall, Oussama Metatla · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  Accessibility and HCI research on dementia has moved away from the medical-model framing of 'recipients of care' toward dementia-friendly communities, interdependence, and person-centred support. But Czech and colleagues note a gap: most of this work designs interventions…

  dementia · aging · participatory design · community-based participatory design · interdependence

• "We need a vision first": Speculating Deaf-Centered Immersive Classrooms

  Shuxu Huffman, Abraham Glasser, Christopher Hayes, Christian Vogler, Raja Kushalnagar · 2026 · Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '26)

  Huffman and colleagues at Gallaudet University present an all-Deaf-authored speculative design study that asks not how extended-reality (XR) classrooms can be retrofitted for Deaf students, but what XR classrooms should look like when Deaf teachers lead the design from scratch.…

  Deaf Tech · extended reality · Deaf culture · Deaf education · speculative design

• Access Is Not Enough: Toward Developmental Flourishing

  Yuanyang (YY) Teng, Darren Gergle · 2026 · Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '26)

  Teng and Gergle (Northwestern University) present an opinion paper arguing that the dominant 'access' framing in accessibility research - measuring success through task completion and outcome equivalence within visual-first activities - is fundamentally insufficient. They…

  accessibility theory · assistive technology · blind and low vision · flourishing · disability studies

• Before the Technological Fix: Scoping AI and AAC for Social Futures

  Seray B Ibrahim, Tom Griffiths, Michael Clarke, Simon Judge, Petr Slovak, Graham Pullin, Jeff Higginbotham · 2026 · Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '26)

  Ibrahim and colleagues - a multi-institution team of researchers working at the intersection of AAC, HCI, and disability studies - argue that the recent surge of HCI work applying AI to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is drifting away from where contemporary AAC…

  AAC · augmentative and alternative communication · artificial intelligence · scoping review · social interaction

• Modeling Accessibility: Characterizing What We Mean by "Accessible"

  Kelly Avery Mack, Jesse J Martinez, Aaleyah Lewis, Jennifer Mankoff, James Fogarty, Leah Findlater, Heather D. Evans, Cynthia L Bennett, Emma J McDonnell · 2025 · ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper tackles a fundamental gap in accessibility research: the field lacks a clear, shared characterization of what "accessibility" actually means. While accessibility research aims to use technology to make the world more accessible to disabled people, the concept itself…

  accessibility theory · models of disability · intersectionality · assistive technology · disability justice

• The Case for 'Health Related Impairments and Disabilities'

  Simon Harper, Julia Mueller, Alan Davies, Hugo Nicolau, Sukru Eraslan, Yeliz Yesilada · 2020 · Proceedings of the 17th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This position paper argues for recognizing a distinct category of impairments called Health-Related Impairments and Disabilities (HIIDs) that are fundamentally different from traditionally defined disabilities and therefore require different accessibility approaches. Drawing on…

  health-related impairment · comorbidity · chronic illness · dynamic disability · COPD

• Interdependence as a Frame for Assistive Technology Research and Design

  Cynthia L. Bennett, Erin Brady, Stacy M. Branham · 2018 · Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2018)

  This influential paper introduces interdependence as a complementary frame to the traditional focus on independence in assistive technology research and design. The authors argue that "independence" — long the unquestioned gold standard of AT design — can be misrepresentative…

  disability studies · assistive technology · interdependence · independence · disability justice

• Understanding Accessibility as a Process through the Analysis of Feedback from Disabled Students

  Tim Coughlan, Thomas Daniel Ullmann, Kate Lister · 2017 · Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from The Open University UK analyzes over 6,000 open comment feedback responses from disabled students (out of 93,148 total responses) to argue that accessibility must be understood as an ongoing process rather than a state achieved through technical guideline…

  education accessibility · disability · organizational accessibility · distance learning · accessibility theory

• The False Dichotomy between Accessibility and Usability

  Ed H. Chi · 2013 · Proceedings of the 10th International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This keynote paper by Ed H. Chi of Google argues that the traditional separation between accessibility research and usability/HCI research is a false dichotomy built on two myths. The first myth is the "average user" — HCI research inherited this concept from psychology,…

  usability · accessibility theory · universal design · inclusive design · human-computer interaction

• Usability, Demography, and Directions for W4A

  Alan F. Newell · 2012 · Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This provocative keynote paper from Alan Newell at the University of Dundee challenges the web accessibility community to broaden its focus beyond technical compliance for people with sensory and motor disabilities to address the much larger population of digitally excluded…

  aging · digital divide · usability · web accessibility · digital inclusion

• A Challenge to Web Accessibility Metrics and Guidelines: Putting People and Processes First

  Martyn Cooper, David Sloan, Brian Kelly, Sarah Lewthwaite · 2012 · Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This influential paper argues that web accessibility is not an intrinsic property of a digital resource but a relational quality determined by the interaction between users, resources, and contexts — shaped by political, social, cultural, and technical factors. The authors…

  accessibility theory · accessibility policy · WCAG compliance · user experience · disability studies

• Understanding Web Accessibility and Its Drivers

  Yeliz Yesilada, Giorgio Brajnik, Markel Vigo, Simon Harper · 2012 · Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This highly cited study surveyed over 300 people with an interest in web accessibility to investigate how the community defines accessibility, what motivates people to work on it, and which definitions are most widely accepted. The authors note that the accessibility community…

  accessibility theory · accessibility definitions · user experience · usability · accessibility policy

• Accessibility 2.0: People, Policies and Processes

  Brian Kelly, David Sloan, Stephen Brown, Jane Seale, Helen Petrie, Patrick Lauke, Simon Ball · 2007 · Proceedings of the 2007 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

  This influential paper by a multi-institutional UK team argues that the WAI's predominantly technology-focused approach to web accessibility is counter-productive, and proposes "Accessibility 2.0" — a user-focused, contextual, pluralistic alternative that prioritizes people,…

  web accessibility · accessibility policy · WCAG · contextual accessibility · e-learning

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