Program

October 23-25, 2023

ASSETS 2023 Program at a Glance*

Sunday, Oct 22 Monday, Oct 23 Tuesday, Oct 24 Wednesday, Oct 25
All day
Doctoral Consortium
7:30 - 8:45 AM
Breakfast & Registration Desk Opens
7:30 - 8:45 AM
Registration Desk Opens
8:45 - 10:00 AM
Welcome & Opening Keynote
8:45 - 10:00 AM
Paper Session 4
8:45 - 10:00 AM
Paper Session 8
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
12:25 - 1:40 PM
Lunch
12:25 - 1:40 PM
Lunch
12:25 - 1:25 PM
Lunch
1:40 - 2:55 PM
Paper Session 2
1:40 - 2:55 PM
Paper Session 6
1:25 - 2:40 PM
Paper Session 10
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
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
5:30 – 6:45 PM
SIGACCESS Town Hall
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

4:00 – 4:40 PM
Closing Session