Awards
2019 Best Student Paper
Deep Learning for Automatically Detecting Sidewalk Accessibility Problems Using Streetscape Imagery Author(s): Galen Weld, Esther Jang, Anthony Li, Aileen Zeng, Kurtis Heimerl and Jon E. Froehlich Institution: University of Washington and University of Maryland Abstract: Recent work has applied machine learning methods to automatically find and/or assess pedestrian infrastructure in online map imagery (e.g., satellite photos, streetscape panoramas). While promising, these methods have been limited by two interrelated issues: small training sets and the choice …
2019 Best Paper
Sign Language Recognition, Generation, and Translation: An Interdisciplinary Perspective Author(s): Danielle Bragg, Oscar Koller, Mary Bellard, Larwan Berke, Patrick Boudreault, Annelies Braffort, Naomi Caselli, Matt Huenerfauth, Hernisa Kacorri, Tessa Verhoef, Christian Vogler and Meredith Morris Institution: Microsoft Research, Microsoft, Rochester Institute of Technology, Gallaudet University, Paris-Saclay University, Orsay, Boston University, University of Maryland, Leiden University. Abstract: Developing successful sign language recognition, generation, and translation systems requires expertise in a wide range of fields, including computer …
2019 SIGACCESS ASSETS Paper Impact Award winner
Slide rule: making mobile touch screens accessible to blind people using multi-touch interaction techniques. Author(s): Shaun K. Kane, Jeffrey P. Bigham, and Jacob O. Wobbrock. Description: In October 2008 at ASSETS, Shaun Kane, Jeff Bigham, and Jacob Wobbrock described their work on an experimental screen reader system called Slide Rule. The paper took a risk, studying a technology, touchscreen devices, that seemed inherently inaccessible to blind users and demonstrated convincingly that they could be made …
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
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
2016 Best Paper
Would You Be Mine: Appropriating Minecraft as an Assistive Technology for Youth with Autism