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• ASL Educators' Perspectives on AI for Enhancing Student Learning in American Sign Language Education

  Saad Hassan, Laleh Nourian, Caluã de Lacerda Pataca, Michelle M Olson, Toni D'aurio, Kanupriya Agarwal, Syeda Mah Noor Asad, Garreth W. Tigwell, Matt Huenerfauth · 2026 · CHI '26: Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

  This CHI 2026 paper from a multi-institution US team (Tulane, Rochester Institute of Technology, Birmingham City University) investigates how AI could support American Sign Language (ASL) education — and centres, for the first time in this literature, the perspectives of the…

  American Sign Language · ASL · sign language education · deaf educators · AI in education

• AccessQuest: A Game-Based Approach to Digital Accessibility Education

  P D Parthasarathy, Swaroop Joshi · 2026 · ACM Transactions on Computing Education

  Parthasarathy and Joshi present AccessQuest, a single-player, role-playing platformer that teaches five WCAG 2.1 Level A success criteria — text alternatives (1.1.1), captions for pre-recorded content (1.2.2), transcripts for audio-only content (1.2.1), focus order (2.4.3), and…

  accessibility education · game-based learning · serious games · WCAG · computing education

• Access in the Shadow of Ableism: An Autoethnography of a Blind Student's Higher Education Experience in China

  Xinru Tang, Weijun Zhang · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This paper is a collaborative autoethnography written by Xinru Tang and Weijun Zhang, in which Zhang - a blind graduate student who completed his undergraduate work in a specialized program for blind and low-vision (BLV) students at "University A" in China and later became the…

  blind and low vision · higher education · autoethnography · ableism · disability studies

• Scaffolding Metacognition with GenAI: Exploring Design Opportunities to Support Task Management for University Students with ADHD

  Zihao Zhu, Junnan Yu, Yuhan Luo · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This paper applies a metacognitive lens to academic task management for university students with ADHD, asking how Generative AI (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude could scaffold the awareness and regulation of one's own thinking processes that this population…

  ADHD · metacognition · generative AI · large language models · co-design

• Advancing Inclusive Digital Well-Being Tools: How Neurodivergent Students Use Distraction Blockers

  Marvel Chrismatheo Hariadi, Kevin Chow, Joanna McGrenere · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper asks whether digital distraction blockers — Apple Screen Time, Forest, Freedom, StayFocusd, and similar tools — actually serve the neurodivergent post-secondary students who are arguably their most marginal audience, or whether blocker design silently…

  neurodivergence · ADHD · autism spectrum disorder · generalized anxiety disorder · distraction blockers

• Rethinking Productivity with GenAI: A Neurodivergent Students' Perspective

  Hira Jamshed, Mustafa Naseem, Venkatesh Potluri, Robin N. Brewer · 2025 · Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '25)

  This qualitative study examines how 19 neurodivergent university students (including those with ADHD, autism, OCD, dysgraphia, and auditory processing disorder) use LLM-based generative AI tools like ChatGPT in their academic work. Through semi-structured interviews, the…

  neurodiversity · generative AI · cognitive accessibility · higher education · disability studies

• "I Felt Like I Was in a Fishbowl": Lived Experience with Telepresence and Non-Visible Disabilities in Higher Education

  Hanlin Zhang, Yifan Feng, Adam Walker, Jennifer A. Rode · 2025 · ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents the first ethnographic study of telepresence robot use by students with non-visible disabilities in higher education. The researchers conducted a 10-week ethnography in a postgraduate seminar course at University College London, where students could attend…

  telepresence · non-visible disability · neurodiversity · mental health · higher education

• Beyond Individual Accommodations: The Collaborative Practices of ADHD Students in Post-Secondary Education

  Vitica X Arnold, Aehong Min, Clarisse Bonang, Sohyeon Park, Gillian R Hayes, Anne Marie Piper · 2025 · ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper examines how ADHD college students develop and share collaborative, community-based strategies to support their academic success, moving beyond the traditional focus on individual accommodations. The researchers analyzed discussions from a Reddit community…

  ADHD · neurodivergence · higher education · body doubling · co-presence

• Making Lecture Videos Accessible for Students who are Blind or have Low Vision through AI-Assisted Navigation and Visual Question Answering

  Katharina Anderer, Karin Müller, Lukas Strobel, Matthias Wölfel, Jan Niehues, Kathrin Gerling · 2025 · Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2025)

  This paper presents the design and evaluation of LectureAssistant, an AI-powered prototype that makes lecture videos more accessible for students who are blind or have low vision. The research follows a three-part human-centred design process. First, need-finding interviews with…

  blind and low vision · lecture accessibility · higher education · large language models · vision-language models

• Harnessing lived experience to promote accessible employment journeys

  Emma Lovegrove, Denise Bertilone, Justin Brown, Elle Beaumont-Bilsby · 2025 · Proceedings of the 22nd International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This short paper describes the Inclusive Employability initiative at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth, Australia, developed in 2024 to support students from equity cohorts — including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, international…

  disability employment · lived experience · co-design · higher education · inclusive employability

• EmoBridge: Bridging the Communication Gap between Students with Disabilities and Peer Note-Takers Utilizing Emojis and Real-Time Sharing

  HyungWoo Song, Minjeong Shin, Hyehyun Chu, Jiin Hong, Jaechan Lee, Jinsu Eun, Hajin Lim · 2024 · ASSETS 2024: 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper addresses a persistent problem in higher education accessibility: peer note-taking programs (PNTPs) where the interaction between students with disabilities (SWDs) and peer note-takers (PNTs) is predominantly unidirectional, with PNTs providing notes and SWDs…

  peer note-taking · collaborative note-taking · higher education · students with disabilities · emoji communication

• Teaching Accessibility in Different Disciplines: Topics, Approaches, Resources, Challenges

  Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou, Rachel F. Adler, Caterina Almendral, Soyoung Choi, Devorah Kletenik, Bruno Oro, JooYoung Seo · 2024 · Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2024)

  This workshop proposal addresses a significant gap in accessibility education: while teaching accessibility has been extensively explored within computer science and related computing disciplines, its integration into other fields remains under-investigated. The authors argue…

  accessibility education · interdisciplinary · computing education · curriculum design · pedagogy

• Navigating the Cyborg Classroom: Telepresence Robots, Accessibility Challenges, and Inclusivity in the Classroom

  Houda Elmimouni, Selma Šabanović, Jennifer A. Rode · 2024 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This field study examines how telepresence robots—mobile robots with screens that allow remote users to move through physical spaces—facilitate or hinder accessibility and inclusivity in university classrooms. The researchers conducted participatory observations, surveys, and…

  telepresence robots · remote learning · classroom accessibility · robotics · cyborg

• I Don't Want to Sound Rude, but It's None of Their Business: Exploring Security and Privacy Concerns around Assistive Technology Use in Educational Settings

  Alisha Marsh, Lauren R. Milne · 2024 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This qualitative study investigates the security and privacy concerns of students with disabilities who use assistive technology (AT) in higher education settings. The researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with 8 students who use various forms of AT (including screen…

  assistive technology · privacy · security · disability disclosure · higher education

• Digital Accessibility Education in Context: Expert Perspectives on Building Capacity in Academia and the Workplace

  Andy Coverdale, Sarah Lewthwaite, Sarah Horton · 2024 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This substantial qualitative study examines how socio-cultural contexts shape digital accessibility education in both academic and workplace settings. The researchers engaged 55 experienced accessibility educators through an expert panel method (30 participants across two…

  accessibility education · pedagogy · higher education · workplace training · communities of practice

• Measuring the Accuracy of Automatic Speech Recognition Solutions

  Korbinian Kuhn, Verena Kersken, Benedikt Reuter, Niklas Egger, Gottfried Zimmermann · 2024 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This study provides independent, comprehensive benchmarking of 11 common automatic speech recognition (ASR) services to assess their real-world accuracy for accessibility purposes. The research addresses a critical gap: while vendors claim "state-of-the-art accuracy" and…

  automatic speech recognition · ASR · captions · deaf and hard of hearing · transcription

• Maintaining the Accessibility Ecosystem: a Multi-Stakeholder Analysis of Accessibility in Higher Education

  Kelly Avery Mack, Natasha A. Sidik, Aashaka Desai, Emma J. McDonnell, Kunal Mehta, Christina Zhang, Jennifer Mankoff · 2023 · Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '23)

  This short paper examines how accessibility is created and maintained in higher education through the interactions of three key stakeholder groups: disabled students, professors, and disability service (DS) offices. The author team—comprising disabled students and faculty…

  higher education · accommodations · disability services · accessibility barriers · organizational accessibility

• Towards a Social Justice Aligned Makerspace: Co-designing Custom Assistive Technology within a University Ecosystem

  Higgins, Erin, Oliver, Zaria, Hamidi, Foad · 2023 · Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper explores how university makerspaces can serve as sites for co-designing custom Do-It-Yourself assistive technology (DIY-AT) while simultaneously engaging with social justice issues faced by students with disabilities. Conducted at the University of Maryland, Baltimore…

  DIY assistive technology · 3D printing · digital fabrication · makerspaces · co-design

• A Case for Improving the Accessibility of Electrical and Computer Engineering Education -- Starting with a Blind Student's Autoethnography

  Trisha Kulkarni, Gene S-H Kim, Aya Mouallem · 2023 · ASSETS 2023: The 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This short paper presents an autoethnographic account of Trisha Kulkarni, the first blind student to complete the introductory electrical and computer engineering (ECE) and making course (E40M) at Stanford University. The course is a required eight-to-ten-week course for…

  STEM accessibility · electrical engineering · blind and low vision · autoethnography · higher education

• Creating 'a Simple Conversation': Designing a Conversational User Interface to Improve the Experience of Accessing Support for Study

  Francisco Iniesto, Tim Coughlan, Kate Lister, Peter Devine, Nick Freear, Richard Greenwood, Wayne Holmes, Ian Kenny, Kevin McLeod, Ruth Tudor · 2023 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper presents the ADMINS (Assistants for the Disclosure and Management of Information about Needs and Support) project, which developed a virtual assistant named "Taylor" to help students disclose disabilities and arrange support at The Open University (UK). The OU…

  conversational user interface · chatbot · virtual assistant · disability disclosure · higher education

• The Use of ADKAR to Instil Change in the Accessibility of University Websites

  Silvia Rodríguez Vázquez · 2022 · Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This short paper applies the ADKAR change management model — Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Reinforcement — to understand what interventions are needed to improve web accessibility at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) in Switzerland. The author argues that…

  organizational accessibility · change management · higher education · web accessibility · accessibility policy

• Teaching accessibility as a shared endeavour: building capacity across academic and workplace contexts

  Andy Coverdale, Sarah Lewthwaite, Sarah Horton · 2022 · Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This short paper reports on qualitative research with 30 expert accessibility educators from academia and the workplace, drawn from a larger study called "Teaching Accessibility in the Digital Skill Set" (2019-2024). Using expert panel method — a participatory approach that…

  accessibility education · pedagogy · higher education · workplace training · capacity building

• Accessible Communication and Materials in Higher Education

  Kelly Mack · 2022 · Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This doctoral consortium paper from a researcher at the University of Washington proposes a dissertation addressing two core areas of inaccessibility in higher education: inaccessible course materials (particularly slideshow presentations) and the breakdown of communication…

  higher education · accommodations · document accessibility · slideshows · automated repair

• Impact of Online Learning in the Context of COVID-19 on Undergraduates with Disabilities and Mental Health Concerns

  Han Zhang, Margaret Morris, Paula Nurius, Kelly Mack, Jennifer Brown, Kevin Kuehn, Yasaman Sefidgar, Xuhai Xu, Eve Riskin, Anind Dey, Jennifer Mankoff · 2022 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This mixed-methods study examined how the COVID-19 pandemic's shift to online learning affected undergraduate students with disabilities and mental health concerns at a large US public university. The researchers compared 28 students with disabilities/mental health concerns to…

  online learning · COVID-19 · mental health · higher education · disability

• Implementing an Accessible Conversational User Interface: Applying Feedback from University Students and Disability Support Advisors

  Francisco Iniesto, Tim Coughlan, Kate Lister · 2021 · Proceedings of the 18th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents results from a beta trial of the ADMINS (Assistants for the Disclosure and Management of Information about Needs and Support) virtual assistant, developed at The Open University (UK) to help students disclose disabilities and receive guidance about available…

  conversational user interfaces · disability disclosure · higher education · participatory design · chatbots