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• Fuzzy Feelings: Arousal's Interpretive Noise and the Case for Acoustic-Based Haptics

  Caluã de Lacerda Pataca, Stephanie Patterson, Roshan L Peiris, Matt Huenerfauth · 2026 · CHI '26: Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

  This CHI 2026 paper from a team at Rochester Institute of Technology and Birmingham City University tackles a persistent gap in captioning: traditional captions carry words but strip the emotional tone, rhythm, and vocal affect that sighted hearing viewers absorb automatically.…

  captioning · expressive captions · haptic feedback · vibrotactile · affective computing

• As Content and Layout Co-Evolve: TangibleSite for Scaffolding Blind People's Webpage Design through Multimodal Interaction

  Jiasheng Li, Zining Zhang, Zeyu Yan, Matthew Wong, Arnav Mittal, Ge Gao, Huaishu Peng · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper investigates how blind designers can author webpages end-to-end — generating content and arranging layout iteratively — rather than being limited to either content entry or layout inspection. The authors ran two rounds of co-design with three blind…

  accessible web design · blindness · tangible user interface · multimodal interaction · web authoring

• EmojiFan: Designing A Social Interface Supporting Facial Expression Interaction for Blind and Low Vision People in Party Settings

  Jinlin Miao, Shan Luo, Yue Chen, Hongyue Wang, Zhejun Zhang, Rina R. Wehbe · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper presents EmojiFan, an AI-assisted wearable prototype designed to help blind and low-vision (BLV) adults participate in facial-expression interactions in party settings — a social context the authors identify as particularly hostile to BLV inclusion because of…

  blind and low vision · visual impairment · facial expression · social accessibility · wearable technology

• From Preference to Performance: Patient-Centered Design of Multimodal Cueing in Parkinson's Disease Gait Training

  Xinjin Li, Wenjie Wang, Kai Wang, Houzhen Tuo, Xiaolong Ma, Xiaohui Tan, Wei Sun, Feng Tian, Xiaojuan Ma · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper reports a patient-centered design and evaluation of a wearable multimodal cueing system for gait rehabilitation in early-stage Parkinson's disease (PD). The authors first run semi-structured interviews with 10 early-stage PD patients and 5 clinicians (3…

  parkinson's disease · gait training · multimodal cueing · rehabilitation · wearable technology

• Touching a Cat Without Touch: Does Mid-Air Ultrasound Haptic Feedback Promote Relaxation in Virtual Cat Interaction?

  Juro Hosoi, Yuki Ban, Shin'ichi Warisawa · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  Hosoi and colleagues investigate whether mid-air ultrasound haptics — tactile sensations produced by focused acoustic radiation pressure, with no device worn on the user's skin — can convey the feel of a virtual cat convincingly enough to support relaxation in VR. The paper…

  mid-air haptics · ultrasound haptics · virtual reality · haptic feedback · human-animal interaction

• VisionAid: A Multimodal Assistive Application Supporting Safe Road Navigation for Visually Impaired People in Bangladesh

  Asif Mahbub, Nabil Bin Hannan · 2026 · Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’26)

  VisionAid is an Android pedestrian-safety app for blind and low vision (BLV) users in Bangladesh, where road crossing is dangerous because traffic is unstructured: lane discipline is rare, drivers run signals, and crosswalks are inconsistent. The authors argue that…

  blind and low vision · pedestrian navigation · mobile accessibility · computer vision · haptic feedback

• Pin City Book: A PCB-based Tangible User Interface for Location-based Puzzle Games

  Yibing Chen, Yutong Liu, Zihan Zhou, Yifan Wang, Sihan Wang, Yunyang Di, Quan Li · 2026 · Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’26)

  This CHI 2026 Extended Abstract introduces Pin City Book, a PCB-based tangible user interface (TUI) platform for location-based puzzle games (LBPGs). The authors argue that current LBPGs are split between paper kits (cumbersome, no feedback) and mobile apps (screen-bound,…

  tangible user interface · multimodal interaction · location-based games · maker accessibility · haptic feedback

• Demonstrating Eyes-Free Object Retrieval via Fingertip Deflection Guidance Using the NURing

  Tomasz P. Trzpit, Gregory Reardon, Elizabeth Gerber, Pedro Lopes, Michael Peshkin, J. Edward Colgate · 2026 · Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’26)

  This CHI 2026 Extended Abstract is an interactive-demo paper introducing a vision-enabled version of NURing, a tendon-driven wearable ring that guides reach by gently deflecting the wearer’s fingertip. The authors frame the work around a recurring report from blind and…

  haptic feedback · kinesthetic feedback · wearable technology · blindness · visual impairment

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