Program
October 23-25, 2023
ASSETS 2023 Program at a Glance*
| Sunday, Oct 22 | Monday, Oct 23 | Tuesday, Oct 24 | Wednesday, Oct 25 |
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| All day Doctoral Consortium |
7:30 - 8:45 AM Breakfast & Registration Desk Opens |
7:30 - 8:45 AM Registration Desk Opens |
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| 8:45 - 10:00 AM Welcome & Opening Keynote |
8:45 - 10:00 AM Paper Session 4 |
8:45 - 10:00 AM Paper Session 8 |
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| 10:00 - 11:10 AM Coffee Break & Poster Session 1 |
10:00 - 11:10 AM Coffee Break & Poster Session 2 |
10:00 - 11:10 AM Coffee Break, Demo Session, & Poster Session 3 | |
| 11:10 - 12:25 PM Paper Session 1 |
11:10 AM - 12:25 PM Paper Session 5 |
11:10 AM - 12:25 PM Paper Session 9 |
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| 12:25 - 1:40 PM Lunch |
12:25 - 1:40 PM Lunch |
12:25 - 1:25 PM Lunch |
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| 1:40 - 2:55 PM Paper Session 2 |
1:40 - 2:55 PM Paper Session 6 |
1:25 - 2:40 PM Paper Session 10 |
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| 2:40 - 2:55 PM Break | |||
| 2:55 - 4:00 PM Coffee Break & Poster Session 1 | 2:55 - 4:00 PM Coffee Break & Poster Session 2 | 2:55 - 4:00 PM Paper Session 11 |
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4:30 – 7:30 PM Registration Desk Opens |
4:00 - 4:50 PM Paper Session 3 |
4:00 - 5:20 PM Paper Session 7 |
4:00 - 4:40 PM Closing Session |
| 4:50 - 5:20 PM Student Research Competition Finalist Presentations |
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| 5:30 – 6:45 PM SIGACCESS Town Hall |
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| 7:00 – 9:00 PM Meta Reception |
7:00 – 9:00 PM Google Reception |
* Please note: this schedule is still subject to change. We will add more details in the coming days.
Detailed Program
Monday, Oct 23
7:30 – 8:45 AM
Breakfast and Registration Desk Opens
8:45 – 10:00 AM
Welcome & Opening Keynote
A welcome by General Chair, Shiri Azenkot and the Technical Program Chairs, Erin Brady and Maria Wolters.
Our opening Keynote Speaker will be Joe Devon, co-founder of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). For more details, visit our Keynote Speaker page.
10:00 – 11:10 AM
Coffee Break & Poster Session 1
Please find the list of posters at the dedicated page for Poster Session 1.
11:10 – 12:25 PM
Paper Session 1: Movement & Gesture
How Do People with Limited Movement Personalize Upper-Body Gestures? Considerations for the Design of Personalized and Accessible Gesture Interfaces
- Momona Yamagami: University of Washington
- Alexandra A Portnova-Fahreeva: University of Washington
- Junhan Kong: University of Washington
- Jacob O. Wobbrock: University of Washington
- Jennifer Mankoff: University of Washington
Experiments with RouteNav, A Wayfinding App for Blind Travelers in a Transit Hub
- Peng Ren: University of California
- Jonathan Lam: University of California, Santa Cruz
- Roberto Manduchi: UC Santa Cruz
- Fatemeh Mirzaei: University of California, Santa Cruz
A Usability Study of Nomon: a Flexible Interface for Single-Switch Users
- Nicholas Bonaker: MIT
- Emli-Mari Nel: University of the Witwatersrand
- Keith Vertanen: Michigan Technological University
- Tamara Broderick: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"I just thought it was me": How Smartphones Fail Users with Mild-to-Moderate Dexterity Differences
- Molly Bowman: Google
- Jerry Robinson: Google
- Erin Buehler: Google
- Shaun Kane: Google Research
TouchPilot: Designing a Guidance System that Assists Blind People in Learning Complex 3D Structures
- Xiyue Wang: Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
- Seita Kayukawa: Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
- Hironobu Takagi: IBM Research - Tokyo
- Chieko Asakawa: Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
12:25 – 1:40 PM
Lunch
1:40 – 2:55 PM
Paper Session 2: Art and Creativity
VisPhoto: Photography for People with Visual Impairment as Post-Production of Omnidirectional Camera Image
- Naoki Hirabayashi: Osaka Prefecture University
- Masakazu Iwamura: Osaka Metropolitan University
- Zheng Cheng: Osaka Prefecture University
- Kazunori Minatani: National Center for University Entrance Examinations
- Koichi Kise: Osaka Metropolitan University
Barriers and Benefits: The Path to Accessible Makerspaces
- Katherine H. Allen: Tufts University
- Audrey K Balaska: Tufts University
- Reuben M Aronson: Tufts University
- Chris Rogers: Tufts University
- Elaine Schaertl Short: Tufts University
Understanding Digital Content Creation Needs of Blind and Low Vision People
- Lotus Zhang: University of Washington
- Simon Sun: University of Washington
- Leah Findlater: University of Washington
A Gallery In My Hand: A Multi-Exhibition Investigation of Accessible and Inclusive Gallery Experiences for Blind and Low Vision Visitors
- Matthew Butler: Monash University
- Erica J Tandori: Monash University
- Vince Dziekan: Monash University
- Kirsten Ellis: Monash University
- Jenna Hall: Monash University
- Leona M Holloway: Monash University
- Ruth G Nagassa: Monash University
- Kim Marriott: Monash University
Understanding Curators' Practices and Challenge of Making Exhibitions More Accessible for People with Visual Impairments
- Yuru Huang: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
- Jingling Zhang: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
- Xiaofu Jin: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Mingming Fan: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
2:55 – 4:00 PM
Coffee Break & Poster Session 1
Please find the list of posters at the dedicated page for Poster Session 1.
4:00 – 5:20 PM
Paper Session 3: Education and Learning
Understanding Challenges and Opportunities in Body Movement Education of People who are Blind or have Low Vision
- Madhuka Thisuri De Silva: Monash University
- Leona M Holloway: Monash University
- Sarah Goodwin: Monash University
- Matthew Butler: Monash University
Comparing Natural Language and Vibro-Audio Modalities for Inclusive STEM Learning with Blind and Low Vision Users
- Justin Brown: The University of Maine
- Stacy A. Doore: Colby College
- Justin Dimmel: The University of Maine
- Norbert Giudice: University of Maine
- Nicholas A Giudice: The University of Maine
Notably Inaccessible -- Data Driven Understanding of Data Science Notebook (In)Accessibility
- Venkatesh Potluri: University of Washington
- Sudheesh Singanamalla: University of Washington
- Nussara Tieanklin: University of Washington
- Jennifer Mankoff: University of Washington
Playing with Feeling: Exploring Vibrotactile Feedback and Aesthetic Experiences for Developing Haptic Wearables for Blind and Low Vision Music Learning
- Leon Lu: Carleton University
- Jin Kang: Carleton University
- Chase Crispin: Lincoln Public Schools
- Audrey Girouard: Carleton University
4:50 – 5:20 PM
Student Research Competition Finalist Presentations
Designing Voice-Assisted Technology (VAT) Training for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) for Adults with Cognitive-Communication Needs (CCNs) at Home
- Claire O'Connor: Monmouth University
- Lauren H Kim: Biola University
- Ginna Byun: Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Priyal Vora: Independent Consultant
Analyzing Walking with Ankle Foot Orthoses Using Shank-mounted Wearable Movement Sensors
- Cliona Blackwell: University of Reading
AudioQ: A Debugging Extension for Visually Impaired Developers
- Sehej Kumar: University of North Texas
- Shreyas kotla: University of North Texas
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Meta Reception
Champion sponsor Meta will host a reception at the Verizon Center. The reception is a casual networking opportunity for ASSETS attendees. Everyone will get one drink ticket and there will be appetizers.
Tuesday, Oct 24
7:30 – 8:45 AM
Registration Desk opens
8:45 – 10:00 AM
Paper Session 4: Sound and Noise
“Not There Yet”: Feasibility and Challenges of Mobile Sound Recognition to Support Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
- Jeremy Zhengqi Huang: University of Michigan
- Hriday Chhabria: University of Michigan
- Dhruv Jain: University of Michigan
Enhancing Non-Speech Information Communicated in Closed Captioning Through Critical Design
- Lloyd May: Stanford University
- So Yeon Park: Stanford University
- Jonathan Berger: Stanford University
Investigation into Stress Triggers in Autistic Adults for the Development of Technological Self-Interventions
- John McGowan: Edinburgh Napier University
- Iain Peter McGregor: Edinburgh Napier University
AdaptiveSound: An Interactive Feedback-Loop System to Improve Sound Recognition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users
- Hang Do: University of Washington
- Quan Dang: University of Washington
- Jeremy Zhengqi Huang: University of Michigan
- Dhruv Jain: University of Michigan
Understanding Noise Sensitivity through Interactions in Two Online Autism Forums
- Emani Dotch: University of California, Irvine
- Jazette Johnson: University of California, Irvine
- Rebecca W. Black: University of California, Irvine
- Gillian R Hayes: University of California, Irvine
10:00 – 11:10 AM
Coffee Break & Poster Session 2
Please find the list of posters at the dedicated page for Poster Session 2.
11:10 – 12:25 PM
Paper Session 5: Usability and Research Methods
A Large-Scale Mixed-Methods Analysis of Blind and Low-vision Research in ACM and IEEE
- Yong-Joon Thoo: University of Fribourg
- Maximiliano Jeanneret Medina: University of Fribourg
- Jon E. Froehlich: University of Washington
- Nicolas Ruffieux: University of Fribourg
- Denis Lalanne: University of Fribourg
User Perceptions and Preferences for Online Surveys in American Sign Language: An Exploratory Study
- Rachel Boll: ASL Ed Center
- Shruti Mahajan: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Tish Burke: ASL Ed Center
- Khulood Alkhudaidi: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Brittany Henriques: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Isabelle Cordova: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Zoey Walker: ASL Ed Center
- Erin Solovey: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Jeanne Reis: ASL Ed Center
Blending Accessibility in UI Framework Documentation to Build Awareness
- Maulishree Pandey: University of Michigan
- Tao Dong: Google
Screen Magnification for Readers with Low Vision: A Study on Usability and Performance
- Meini Tang: University of California, Santa Cruz
- Roberto Manduchi: UC Santa Cruz
- Suzana Chung: UC Berkeley
- Raquel Prado: University of California, Santa Cruz
30 Years of Solving the Wrong Problem: How Recolouring Tool Design Fails those with Colour Vision Deficiency
- Connor Geddes: University of Guelph
- David R. Flatla: University of Guelph
- Ciabhan L. Connelly: Georgia Tech
12:25 – 1:40 PM
Lunch
1:40 – 2:55 PM
Paper Session 6: Inclusion and Critical Studies
Cripping Data Visualizations: Crip Technoscience as Critical Lens for Designing Digital Access
- Stacy Hsueh: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- Beatrice Vincenzi: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- Akshata Murdeshwar: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- Marianela Ciolfi Felice: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Working at the Intersection of Race, Disability and Accessibility
- Christina Harrington: Carnegie Mellon University
- Aashaka Desai: University of Washington
- Aaleyah Lewis: University of Washington
- Sanika Moharana: Carnegie Mellon University
- Anne Spencer Ross: Bucknell University
- Jennifer Mankoff: University of Washington
Complex Dynamics: Disability, Assistive Technology, and the LGBTQIA+ Community Center Experience in the United States
- Kirk Andrew Crawford: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Katta Spiel: TU Wien
- Foad Hamidi: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Towards a Social Justice Aligned Makerspace: Co-designing Custom Assistive Technology within a University Ecosystem
- Erin Higgins: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Zaria Oliver: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Foad Hamidi: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
"You Can't Possibly Have ADHD": Exploring Validation and Tensions around Diagnosis within Unbounded ADHD Social Media Communities
- Tessa Eagle: University of California, Santa Cruz
- Kathryn E. Ringland: University of California, Santa Cruz
2:55 – 4:00 PM
Coffee Break & Poster Session 2
Please find the list of posters at the dedicated page for Poster Session 2.
4:00 – 5:20 PM
Paper Session 7: AI and Automation
What do Blind and Low-Vision People Really Want from Assistive Smart Devices? A Comparison of the Literature with a Focus Study
- Bhanuka Gamage: Monash University
- Thanh-Toan Do: Monash University
- Nicholas Seow Chiang Seow Chiang Price: Monash University
- Arthur Lowery: Monash University
- Kim Marriott: Monash University
Understanding Personalized Accessibility through Teachable AI: Designing and Evaluating Find My Things for People who are Blind or Low Vision
- Cecily Morrison: Microsoft Research
- Martin Grayson: Microsoft Research
- Rita Faia Marques: Microsoft Research
- Daniela Massiceti: Microsoft Research
- Camilla Longden: Microsoft Research
- Linda Wen: Microsoft Research
- Edward Cutrell: Microsoft Research
The Potential of a Visual Dialogue Agent In a Tandem Automated Audio Description System for Videos
- Abigale Stangl: University of Washington
- Shasta Ihorn: San Francisco State University
- Yue-Ting Siu: San Francisco State University
- Aditya Bodi: San Francisco State University
- Mar Castanon: San Francisco State University
- Lothar D Narins: San Francisco State University
- Ilmi Yoon: San Francisco State University
Reimagining Machine Learning's Role in Assistive Technology by Co-Designing Exergames with Children Using a Participatory Machine Learning Design Probe
- Jared Duval: Northern Arizona University
- Laia Turmo Vidal: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- Elena Márquez Segura: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- Yinchu Li: Uppsala University
- Annika Waern: Dept of Informatics and Media
The Sem-Lex Benchmark: Modeling ASL Signs and their Phonemes
- Lee Kezar: University of Southern California
- Jesse Thomason: University of Southern California
- Naomi Caselli: Boston University
- Zed Sehyr: Chapman University
Towards real-time and large-scale web accessibility
- Luís P. Carvalho: Northumbria University
- Tiago Guerreiro: Universidade de Lisboa
- Shaun Lawson: Northumbria University
- Kyle Montague: Northumbria University
5:30 – 6:45 PM
SIGACCESS Town Hall
7:00 – 9:00 PM Google Reception
Champion sponsor Google will host a reception at the Panorama Room at the Graduate Hotel (also known as "The Rooftop Bar"). The reception is a casual networking opportunity for ASSETS attendees. Everyone will get one drink ticket and there will be appetizers.
Wednesday, Oct 25
8:45 – 10:00 AM
Paper Session 8: Virtual Reality
The Eyes Have It: Visual Feedback Methods to Make Walking in Immersive Virtual Reality More Accessible for People With Mobility Impairments While Utilizing Head-Mounted Displays
- M. Rasel Mahmud: The University of Texas At San Antonio
- Alberto Cordova: University of Texas - San Antonio
- John Quarles: University of Texas at San Antonio
Azimuth: Designing Accessible Dashboards for Screen Reader Users
- Arjun Srinivasan: Tableau Research
- Tim Harshbarger: Deque Systems
- Darrell Hilliker: Salesforce.com
- Jennifer Mankoff: University of Washington
Embodied Exploration: Facilitating Remote Accessibility Assessment for Wheelchair Users with Virtual Reality
- Siyou Pei: University of California, Los Angeles
- Alexander Chen: University of California, Los Angeles
- Chen Chen: University of California San Diego
- Franklin Mingzhe Li: Carnegie Mellon University
- Megan Fozzard: Independent
- Hao-Yun Chi: University of California, Los Angeles
- Nadir Weibel: UC San Diego
- Patrick Carrington: Carnegie Mellon University
- Yang Zhang: University of California, Los Angeles
"The Guide Has Your Back": Exploring How Sighted Guides Can Enhance Accessibility in Social Virtual Reality for Blind and Low Vision People
- Jazmin Collins: Cornell University
- Crescentia Jung: Cornell University
- Yeonju Jang: Cornell University
- Danielle Montour: Cornell University
- Andrea Stevenson Won: Cornell University
- Shiri Azenkot: Cornell Tech
A Diary Study in Social Virtual Reality: Impact of Avatars with Disability Signifiers on the Social Experiences of People with Disabilities
- Kexin Zhang: University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Elmira Deldari: UMBC
- Yaxing Yao: University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Yuhang Zhao: University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:00 – 11:10 AM
Coffee Break, Demo Session, & Poster Session 3
Please find the list of posters at the dedicated page for Demo Session and for Poster Session 3
11:10 – 12:25 PM
Paper Session 9: Livestreaming and Video
Conferences
Experiences of Autistic Twitch Livestreamers: "I have made easily the most meaningful and impactful relationships"
- Terrance Mok: University of Calgary
- Anthony Tang: Singapore Management University
- Adam McCrimmon: University of Calgary
- Lora Oehlberg: University of Calgary
Exploring Community-Driven Descriptions for Making Livestreams Accessible
- Daniel Killough: The University of Texas at Austin
- Amy Pavel: University of Texas, Austin
Jod: Examining Design and Implementation of a Videoconferencing Platform for Mixed Hearing Groups
- Anant Mittal: University of Washington
- Meghna Gupta: Microsoft Research
- Roshni Poddar: Microsoft Research
- Tarini Naik: Microsoft
- SeethaLakshmi Kuppuraj: WinVinaya Foundation
- James Fogarty: University of Washington
- Pratyush Kumar: Microsoft Research
- Mohit Jain: Microsoft Research
Improving the Accessibility of Screen-Shared Presentations through Enabling Concurrent Exploration
- Danyang Fan: Microsoft Research
- Sasa Junuzovic: Microsoft Research
- John Tang: Microsoft
- Thomas Jaeger: Microsoft
"If I’m supposed to be the facilitator, I should be the host'': Understanding the Accessibility of Videoconferencing for Visually Impaired Meeting Facilitators
- Taslima Akter: University of California Irvine
- Yoonha Cha: University of California, Irvine
- Isabela Figueira: University of California, Irvine
- Stacy Branham: University of California, Irvine
- Anne Marie Piper: University of California, Irvine
12:25 – 1:25 PM
Lunch
1:25 PM – Paper Session 10: Data and Content Accessibility
Comparing Locomotion Techniques in Virtual Reality for People with Upper-Body Motor Impairments
- Rachel L. Franz: University of Washington
- Jinghan Yu: University of Washington
- Jacob O. Wobbrock: University of Washington
Understanding Strategies and Challenges of Conducting Daily Data Analysis (DDA) Among People with Visual Impairments
- Chutian Jiang: Computational Media and Arts Thrust
- Wentao Lei: Rochester Institute of Technology
- Emily Kuang: Rochester Institute of Technology
- Teng Han: Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Mingming Fan: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Developing and Deploying a Real-World Solution for Accessible Slide Reading and Authoring for Blind Users
- Zhuohao Zhang: University of Washington
- Gene S-H Kim: Stanford University
- Jacob O. Wobbrock: University of Washington
Understanding Peer-to-Peer Instructional Support in an Online Community for Blind Audio Producers
- Abir Saha: Northwestern University
- Darren Gergle: Northwestern University
- Anne Marie Piper: University of California, Irvine
Beyond Audio Description: Exploring 360° Video Accessibility with Blind and Low Vision Users Through Collaborative Creation
- Lucy Jiang: Cornell University
- Mahika Phutane: Cornell University
- Shiri Azenkot: Cornell Tech
2:40 – 2:55 PM
Break
At this time you will be able to take a short break before reconvening for the final session of the day!
2:55 – 4:00 PM
Paper Session 11: Voice and Conversation
A feasibility study on the use of audio-based ecological momentary assessment with persons with aphasia
- Jack Hester: Northeastern University
- Ha Le: Northeastern Univeersity
- Stephen Intille: Northeastern University
- Erin Meier: Northeastern University
Watch Your Language: Using Smartwatches to Support Communication
- Humphrey Curtis: King's College London
- Timothy Neate: King's College London
Screen or No Screen? Lessons Learnt from a Real-World Deployment Study of Using Voice Assistants With and Without Touchscreen for Older Adults
- Chen Chen: University of California San Diego
- Ella T Lifset: University of California San Diego
- Yichen Han: Carnegie Mellon University
- Arkajyoti Roy: University of California San Diego
- Michael Hogarth: University of California San Diego
- Alison A Moore: University of California San Diego
- Emilia Farcas: University of California San Diego
- Nadir Weibel: University of California San Diego
Speaking with My Screen Reader: Using Audio Fictions to Explore Conversational Access to Interfaces
- Mahika Phutane: Cornell University
- Crescentia Jung: Cornell University
- Niu Chen: Cornell University
- Shiri Azenkot: Cornell Tech
Investigating Day-to-day Experiences with Conversational Agents by Users with Traumatic Brain Injury
- Yaxin Hu: University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Hajin Lim: Seoul National University
- Hailey L Johnson: University of Wisconsin
- Josephine M. O'Shaughnessy: University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Lisa Kakonge: McMaster University
- Lyn Turkstra: McMaster University
- Melissa Duff: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Catalina Toma: University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Bilge Mutlu: University of Wisconsin-Madison