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Welcome to the June 2022 issue of the ACM SIGACCESS newsletter. This issue highlights the VizWiz Grand Challenge Workshop at CVPR, sponsored by SIGACCESS, and an article by Jane Marshall et al., summarising the outcomes of community workshops exploring the use of creative digital technologies in aphasia rehabilitation.

VIZWIZ GRAND CHALLENGE WORKSHOP AT CVPR 2022

In this article, Daniela Massiceti , Samreen Anjum, and Danna Gurari provide an overview of the VizWiz Grand Challenge Workshop at the IEEE/CVF Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference (CVPR 2022). The workshop focused on charting and celebrating progress on accessibility-related AI challenges. Overall, the workshop had ten invited speakers, total of 72 teams participated in three AI challenges, and nine teams further discussed their work in posters and extended abstract presentations.

USING CREATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN APHASIA REHABILITATION

In this article, Jane Marshall et al., present four novel technologies that were developed in the INCA Project (Inclusive Digital Content for People with Aphasia). The article discusses the findings of nine community workshops exploring the accessibility of the technologies and their ability to promote creative expression.

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