Theil, A., Creed, C., Shaqura, M. et al. (4 more authors) (2022) Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Designing Accessible Systems for Users with Multiple Impairments: Grand Challenges and Opportunities for Future Research. In: ASSETS '22: Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. ASSETS '22: The 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility Association for Computing Machinery , New York, United States . ISBN 9781450392587
Abstract
Historically, the accessibility community has focused on designing assistive technologies and systems related to single categories of impairments. While this approach is justifiable and contributes to the advancement of the field, many researchers argue that designing technologies for one impairment at a time contributes to an oversimplification of disability and does not reflect real-world experiences of a significant number of users who live with multiple impairments. How can the accessibility field leverage theories and concepts from other disciplines (e.g. disability studies, medical humanities, social work, engineering, education) to support more appropriate and inclusive technologies for users with complex needs How can future assistive technologies take into consideration a diverse combination of sensory, cognitive, and physical characteristics In this workshop, we invite researchers and practitioners from different disciplines to share their perspectives related to challenges and opportunities in designing accessible systems that consider the multidimensional and often complex needs of users living with multiple impairments.
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Keywords: | Assistive Technologies, Disability Studies, Accessibility, Multiple Impairments |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Systems and Design (iESD) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2023 13:38 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2023 11:03 |
Published Version: | https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3517428.3550405 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Association for Computing Machinery |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1145/3517428.3550405 |