Accessibility Research and Users with Multiple Disabilities or Complex Needs

Theil, Arthur and Anderton, Craig and Creed, Chris and Olson, Nasrine and Holt, Raymond John and Sarcar, Sayan (2023) Accessibility Research and Users with Multiple Disabilities or Complex Needs. In: ASSETS 2023: The 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, 22nd - 25th October 2023, New York, NY.

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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.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Dates:	Date Event 13 September 2023 Accepted 22 October 2023 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Assistive Technologies, Disability Studies, Accessibility, Multiple Impairments, Complex Needs
Subjects:	CAH11 - computing > CAH11-01 - computing > CAH11-01-01 - computer science CAH11 - computing > CAH11-01 - computing > CAH11-01-03 - information systems CAH11 - computing > CAH11-01 - computing > CAH11-01-08 - others in computing
Divisions:	Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > College of Computing
Depositing User:	Arthur Theil
Date Deposited:	09 Oct 2023 14:00
Last Modified:	26 Oct 2023 12:07
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14815

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