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October 2018 Newsletter
Welcome to the October 2018 issue of the ACM SIGACCESS newsletter. This issue features three interesting articles investigating different topics within the accessibility field that include multiple user groups ranging from Deaf and hard of hearing and low-vision users to people with intellectual disabilities. The issue is also rich and diverse in terms of technologies: automatic speech recognition, head-mounted displays, and e-textiles. The first two articles are provided by the recipients of last year ASSETS best paper awards.
June 2018 Newsletter
Welcome to the June 2018 issue of the ACM SIGACCESS newsletter. This issue highlights three articles related to accessible computing. In the first article, Sharon Spencer presents the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) to the SIGACCESS community and describe its major goals. In the second article, following her Best Technical Paper Award at W4A 2018, Victoria Yaneva presents her research on using gaze data from web-related tasks to address two problems: improving web accessibility for people with autism and detecting autism automatically. Lastly, in the third article, Mikaylah Gross and Davide Bolchini describe their recent work on enabling blind and visually impaired users to interact touch-free with aural information through an off-the-shelf armband. Their work was nominated as a Best Technical Paper Award at W4A 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.
January 2018 Newsletter
Welcome to the 2018 January issue of the SIGACCESS newsletter. This issue highlights the ACM ASSETS 2017 Conference. The first article, written by the General and Program chairs, provides an overview of the conference. The following eight articles describe the research work of the students who attended the ASSETS 2017 Doctoral Consortium.