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The wicked problem of making SIGCHI accessible

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Interactions, Volume 23, Issue 3

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2903528

Published: 26 April 2016 Publication History

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The Interactions website (interactions.acm.org) hosts a stable of bloggers who share insights and observations on HCI, often challenging current practices. Each issue we'll publish selected posts from some of the leading voices in the field.

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Danemayer JHolloway CCho YBerthouze NSingh ABhot WDixon OGrobelnik MShawe-Taylor J(2023)Seeking information about assistive technologyInternational Journal of Human-Computer Studies10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103078177:COnline publication date: 26-Jul-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103078
Holloway CBarbareschi G(2021)Disability Interactions: Creating Inclusive InnovationsSynthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics10.2200/S01141ED1V01Y202111HCI05314:6(i-198)Online publication date: 22-Dec-2021
https://doi.org/10.2200/S01141ED1V01Y202111HCI053
Hofmann MBennett CFeng JJain DLadner RMankoff J(2021)2021 SIG on Access in SIGCHIExtended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3411763.3450405(1-3)Online publication date: 8-May-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3411763.3450405
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The wicked problem of making SIGCHI accessible
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Accessibility
    1. Accessibility technologies
    2. Empirical studies in accessibility
  2. Human computer interaction (HCI)
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing and business
      1. Employment issues
    2. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education

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Interactions Volume 23, Issue 3

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76 pages

ISSN:1072-5520

EISSN:1558-3449

DOI:10.1145/2930854

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Danemayer JHolloway CCho YBerthouze NSingh ABhot WDixon OGrobelnik MShawe-Taylor J(2023)Seeking information about assistive technologyInternational Journal of Human-Computer Studies10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103078177:COnline publication date: 26-Jul-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103078
Holloway CBarbareschi G(2021)Disability Interactions: Creating Inclusive InnovationsSynthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics10.2200/S01141ED1V01Y202111HCI05314:6(i-198)Online publication date: 22-Dec-2021
https://doi.org/10.2200/S01141ED1V01Y202111HCI053
Hofmann MBennett CFeng JJain DLadner RMankoff J(2021)2021 SIG on Access in SIGCHIExtended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3411763.3450405(1-3)Online publication date: 8-May-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3411763.3450405
Ribera MPozzobon RSayago S(2019)Publishing accessible proceedings: the DSAI 2016 case studyUniversal Access in the Information Society10.1007/s10209-019-00660-319:3(557-569)Online publication date: 18-Jun-2019
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