Access InContext: Futuring Accessible Prototyping Tools and Methods

Patricia Piedade; Peter A. Hayton; Cynthia L. Bennett; Anna R.L. Carter; Clara Crivellaro; Alan Dix; Jess McGowan; Katta Spiel; Miriam Sturdee; Garreth W. Tigwell; Hugo Nicolau

doi:10.1145/3706599.3706716

Access InContext: Futuring Accessible Prototyping Tools and Methods

Patricia Piedade^*, Peter A. Hayton, Cynthia L. Bennett, Anna R.L. Carter, Clara Crivellaro, Alan Dix, Jess McGowan, Katta Spiel, Miriam Sturdee, Garreth W. Tigwell, Hugo Nicolau

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Cardiff Metropolitan University

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Abstract

The popularity of accessibility research has grown recently, improving digital inclusion for people with disabilities. However, researchers, including those who have disabilities, have attempted to include people with disabilities in all aspects of design, and they have identified a myriad of practical accessibility barriers posed by tools and methods leveraged by human-computer interaction (HCI) researchers during prototyping. To build a more inclusive technological landscape, we must question the effectiveness of existing prototyping tools and methods, repurpose/retrofit existing resources, and build new tools and methods to support the participation of both researchers and people with disabilities within the prototyping design process of novel technologies. This full-day workshop at CHI 2025 will provide a platform for HCI researchers, designers, and practitioners to discuss barriers and opportunities for creating accessible prototyping and promote hands-on ideation and fabrication exercises aimed at futuring accessible prototyping.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI EA 2025 - Extended Abstracts of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	1-7
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400713958
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3706599.3706716
Publication status	Published - 26 Apr 2025
Event	2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2025 - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 26 Apr 2025 → 1 May 2025

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher	ACM

Conference

Conference	2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2025
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yokohama
Period	26/04/25 → 1/05/25

Keywords

Accessibility
Design Process
Inclusion
Prototyping
Prototyping Methods
Prototyping Tools

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Piedade, P., Hayton, P. A., Bennett, C. L., Carter, A. R. L., Crivellaro, C., Dix, A., McGowan, J., Spiel, K., Sturdee, M., Tigwell, G. W., & Nicolau, H. (2025). Access InContext: Futuring Accessible Prototyping Tools and Methods. In CHI EA 2025 - Extended Abstracts of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-7). Article 766 (Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706599.3706716

Piedade, Patricia ; Hayton, Peter A. ; Bennett, Cynthia L. et al. / Access InContext : Futuring Accessible Prototyping Tools and Methods. CHI EA 2025 - Extended Abstracts of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, 2025. pp. 1-7 (Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems).

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Access InContext: Futuring Accessible Prototyping Tools and Methods. / Piedade, Patricia; Hayton, Peter A.; Bennett, Cynthia L. et al.
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Piedade P, Hayton PA, Bennett CL, Carter ARL, Crivellaro C, Dix A et al. Access InContext: Futuring Accessible Prototyping Tools and Methods. In CHI EA 2025 - Extended Abstracts of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery. 2025. p. 1-7. 766. (Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems). doi: 10.1145/3706599.3706716

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