SIGACCESS

The eight articles included in this issue report the research work of the students who attended the ASSETS 2012 doctoral consortium. An overview of the doctoral consortium was written by Jeffrey Bigham, chair of the successful event.

Research reports from the ASSETS 2011 Doctoral Consortium

Notetaker for visually impaired people wins Microsoft Imagine Cup, web accessibility in Finnish higher education, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative Research and Development Working Group

Articles on web accessibility evaluation, planning an accessible conference, and assistive technology commercialization.

Research reports from the ASSETS 2010 Doctoral Consortium.

Report from W4A 2010, public policy in the United States

Articles on Technology and Deaf Education Symposium, participation of deaf and hard of hearing people in sign language research, and travelling assistance for people with cognitive impairments.

Research reports from the ASSETS 2009 Doctoral Consortium.

Articles on courseware for dyslexic children, smart home interfaces and pervasive computing.

Articles on web toolkit accessibility, non-verbal vocal input, and mobile technology to tackle teenage obesity.