Theil, A. orcid.org/0000-0002-8900-8740, Anderton, C. orcid.org/0000-0002-7172-217X, Creed, C. orcid.org/0000-0003-4146-6272 et al. (3 more authors) (2023) Accessibility Research and Users with Multiple Disabilities or Complex Needs. In: ASSETS '23: Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. ASSETS '23: The 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, 22-25 Oct 2023, New York, USA. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) ISBN 9798400702204
Abstract
Conventionally, the accessibility research community centers most of its efforts on designing assistive technologies and systems related to single categories of impairments. Although this approach has contributed to valuable progress and advancements in the field, there is a growing consensus among accessibility researchers that focusing on designing technologies for single impairments oversimplifies disability since this approach may fail to adequately address the real-world experiences of a significant population of users with complex needs. Despite challenges related to conducting research with users living with multiple, profound, or complex disabilities, it is essential in terms of future work that the accessibility research community adopts a more inclusive approach where users with lived experience of multiple disabilities are directly informing and shaping the design of assistive systems and accessible technologies. Therefore, we propose the 2nd International Workshop on Accessibility Research and Users with Multiple Disabilities or Complex Needs. The workshop will act as a forum for participants to share their perspectives related to challenges and opportunities in designing accessible systems that consider the multidimensional needs of users living with multiple disabilities. This workshop intends to challenge current paradigms in the accessibility field, share latest work and foster future collaborations.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). This is an open access conference paper under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Assistive Technologies, Disability Studies, Accessibility, Multiple Impairments, Complex Needs |
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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: | 09 Jan 2024 12:01 |
Last Modified: | 09 Jan 2024 12:01 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Identification Number: | 10.1145/3597638.3615651 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:207293 |