The term of the current Editors-in-Chief (EiC) of the ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS) is coming to an end, and the ACM Publications Board has set up a nominating committee to assist the Board in selecting the next EiC. TACCESS was established in 2008 and has been experiencing steady growth, with 43 original submissions and 82 total submissions received in 2018.
2018 Best Paper
Modeling the Speed and Timing of American Sign Language to Generate Realistic Animations
2018 Best Student Paper
Interdependence as a Frame for Assistive Technology Research and Design
Judy Brewer: Outstanding Contribution Recipient 2018
In recognition of her decades-long dedication to creating guidelines and impacting policies to help make the World Wide Web accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities
Call for Applications: 2018 SIGACCESS Travel Scholarships
We invite applications for the 2018 ACM SIGACCESS Travel Scholarships. These awards provide support for practitioners, researchers, members of advocacy groups, and individuals with disabilities who are interested in the field of computers and accessibility, to actively participate in the 2018 ASSETS conference. The scholarship award is in the amount of $2,000. Application Deadline: July 1st, 2018. More information.
Nomination deadline approaching: SIGACCESS Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility Award
The deadline for nominations for the 2018 SIGACCESS Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility Award is approaching. Nominations are due by May 30, 2018. Please send all questions or nomination materials to ladner-ta-cs-tod-washington-tod-edu. For details, see the Outstanding Contributions Award page.
Call for Nominations: SIGACCESS Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility Award
We are seeking nominations for the 2018 SIGACCESS Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility Award. Nominations are due by May 30, 2018. Please send all questions or nomination materials to ladner@cs.washington.edu. For details, see the Outstanding Contributions Award page.
2017 SIGACCESS ASSETS Paper Impact Award winner
Providing access to graphical user interfaces—not graphical screens
2017 Best Student Paper
Technology-Mediated Sight: A Case Study of Early Adopters of a Low Vision Assistive Technology
2017 Best Paper
Evaluating the Usability of Automatically Generated Captions for People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing